Heckington Fens (54 MW wind farm)
Heckington Fens is a 54 MW wind farm project in North Kesteven, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: planning permission expired on 8 February 2018; the record was last updated on 3 August 2020.
54 MWwind farm
permission expiredstatus in REPD
3 August 2020record last updated
North Kestevencouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 16 December 2009 | Application submitted |
| 8 February 2013 | Planning permission granted |
| 8 February 2018 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 54 MW
- Status (REPD)
- permission expired
- Record last updated
- 3 August 2020
- Operator or applicant
- Ecotricity
- Planning authority
- North Kesteven
- Planning application reference
- S36
- Turbines
- 22
- Turbine height
- 125 m
- Address (REPD)
- East Heckington, North Kesteven, Lincolnshire
- Council area (by location)
- North Kesteven
- Time to decision
- 164 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4147
Who decides
| Applications | North Kesteven | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 35 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 3 (9%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 29 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 0 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 10.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heckington Fen Solar Park | solar farm | 500 | approved, not built | 3.2 |
| Ewerby Thorpe Farm | solar farm | 25 | abandoned | 5.8 |
| Little Hale Drove, Little Hale Fen | battery storage | 99 | approved, not built | 6.3 |
| Little Hale Fen Solar Farm | solar farm | 50 | approved, not built | 6.8 |
| Bicker Drove | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 7.1 |
| Bicker Fen | wind farm | 26.7 | operational | 7.1 |
| Vicarage Drove Solar farm & Battery storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 7.8 |
| Bicker Fen Bess, Vicarage Drove | battery storage | 400 | approved, not built | 8.4 |
| Cowbridge Road, Bicker Fen | solar farm | 75 | under construction | 8.9 |
Status and dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database is compiled from public sources and can lag behind council decisions. Location: REPD grid reference (53.0012, -0.2314).