High Leas (6.5 MW solar farm)
High Leas is a 6.5 MW solar farm project in East Lindsey, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 18 December 2015; the record was last updated on 17 February 2016.
6.5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
17 February 2016record last updated
East Lindseycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 10 September 2014 | Application submitted |
| 10 December 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 15 October 2015 | Construction started |
| 18 December 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 6.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 17 February 2016
- Operator or applicant
- European Energy Photovoltaics
- Planning authority
- East Lindsey
- Planning application reference
- N/161/01563/14
- Address (REPD)
- Land north of High Leas Farm, Willoughby Lane, South Reston, Louth, Lincolnshire
- Council area (by location)
- East Lindsey
- Time to decision
- 13 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2277
Who decides
| Applications | East Lindsey | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 49 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 11 (22%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 30 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 11 of 15 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 4 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 17.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 4 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gayton Le Marsh Wind Farm | wind farm | 16.4 | operational | 6.7 |
| Bambers Farm | wind farm | 9.6 | operational | 9.5 |
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 (53.3199, 0.0947).