Laceby Solar Farm (27.1 MW)
Laceby Solar Farm is a 27.1 MW solar farm project in North East Lincolnshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 22 June 2016; the record was last updated on 14 July 2016.
27.1 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
14 July 2016record last updated
North East Lincolnshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 5 March 2015 | Application submitted |
| 19 June 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 15 April 2016 | Construction started |
| 22 June 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 27.1 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 14 July 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Conergy
- Planning authority
- North East Lincolnshire
- Planning application reference
- DM/0174/15/FUL
- Site area
- 36.5 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land At Manor Top Farm Manor Top Farm Access Road To Laceby
- Council area (by location)
- North East Lincolnshire
- Time to decision
- 15 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4880
Who decides
| Applications | North East Lincolnshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 41 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (5%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 30 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 0 of 2 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 9 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 17.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low Farm Solar Array | solar farm | 20 | operational | 1.2 |
| Bradley Road | battery storage | 10 | approved, not built | 2.8 |
| Bradley Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 43.7 | approved, not built | 2.8 |
| Grimsby Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | under construction | 4.3 |
| Magnolia Street | battery storage | 20 | abandoned | 5.1 |
| West Marsh (Phase 2) | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 5.8 |
| Macaulay Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 8 | application withdrawn | 5.8 |
| Gunnerby Road - 30MW Battery Energy Storage | battery storage | 30 | application submitted | 6.0 |
| Hewitts Avenue, New Waltham | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 6.6 |
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 (53.5251, -0.1461).