Highfield Farm (17 MW solar farm)
Highfield Farm is a 17 MW solar farm project in South Kesteven, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 19 June 2014; the record was last updated on 28 July 2014.
17 MWsolar farm
refusedstatus in REPD
28 July 2014record last updated
South Kestevencouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 12 March 2014 | Application submitted |
| 19 June 2014 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 17 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 28 July 2014
- Operator or applicant
- Private Developer
- Planning authority
- South Kesteven
- Planning application reference
- S14/0731
- Site area
- 39.2 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Highfield Farm, Willoughby Road, West Willoughby, Grantham,
- Council area (by location)
- South Kesteven
- Time to decision
- 14 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1928
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highfield Farm S13/2132 | 17 | 28 August 2013 | withdrawn 12 March 2014 |
Who decides
| Applications | South Kesteven | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 40 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 14 (35%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 9 of 31 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 4 of 4 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 15.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 3 / 5 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heath Lane | solar farm | 5 | refused | 2.7 |
| Temple Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 15 | refused | 5.0 |
| Ermine Street Farm solar park | solar farm | 32.5 | operational | 5.6 |
| Glebe Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 38.8 | refused | 6.5 |
| Gonerby Moor, Great Gonerby Solar Farm | solar farm | 60 | operational | 6.8 |
| Fulbeck Airfield Wind Farm | wind farm | 25 | refused | 7.2 |
| Green Lane & Cliff Lane, Gonerby Moor Solar Farm | solar farm | 23 | approved, not built | 7.5 |
| Solar Farm at Welby Solar Farm | solar farm | 46 | approved, not built | 7.8 |
| Manor Farm | battery storage | 26 | permission expired | 7.8 |
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 (52.9965, -0.5991).