Home Farm Solar PV Farm (28 MW)
Home Farm Solar PV Farm is a 28 MW solar farm project in South Kesteven, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 13 March 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 24 March 2025.
28 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
24 March 2025record last updated
South Kestevencouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 10 December 2024 | Application submitted |
| 13 March 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 13 March 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 28 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 24 March 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Renewable Energy Systems (RES)
- Planning authority
- South Kesteven
- Planning application reference
- S24/2100
- Site area
- 54.5 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Home Farm, Bourne
- Council area (by location)
- South Kesteven
- Time to decision
- 13 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Home Farm - Solar PV Farm
- REPD reference
- 16683
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mallard Pass Solar Farm | solar farm | 350 | approved, not built | 4.9 |
| Northorpe Fen Farm, Fen Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 15 | approved, not built | 5.7 |
| Woolfox Quarry | solar farm | 36.7 | permission expired | 9.1 |
| Former Woolfox Lodge Airfield | wind farm | 27 | refused | 9.8 |
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 (52.7354, -0.4421).