Laughton Wind Farm (28 MW)
Laughton Wind Farm is a 28 MW wind farm project in West Lindsey, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on appeal on 17 April 2008; the record was last updated on 11 December 2008.
28 MWwind farm
refused on appealstatus in REPD
11 December 2008record last updated
West Lindseycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 21 March 2006 | Application submitted |
| 29 November 2007 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 17 April 2008 | Appeal refused |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 28 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 11 December 2008
- Operator or applicant
- Laughton Wind Farm
- Planning authority
- West Lindsey
- Planning application reference
- M06/P/0280
- Appeal reference
- APP/N2535/A/07/2048474/NWF
- Turbines
- 8
- Address (REPD)
- Mount Pleasant Farm , Scotton Rd , (1km east of Laughton and 8km northeast of the centre of Gainsborough) , Loughton
- Council area (by location)
- West Lindsey
- Time to decision
- 88 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3001
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laughton Wind Farm M03/P/1152 | 16 | 3 November 2003 | refused 25 August 2004 |
Who decides
| Applications | West Lindsey | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 26 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (27%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 21 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 3 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 11.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 3 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown's Holt Wind Farm | wind farm | 24 | application withdrawn | 5.7 |
| Sand Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 20.2 | application submitted | 6.8 |
| Manton Manor Solar Farm | solar farm | 27 | refused on appeal | 8.3 |
| Solar Panels at Tillbridge Solar Farm | solar farm | 500 | approved, not built | 8.5 |
| Hemswell Cliff Wind Farm | wind farm | 25 | refused on appeal | 9.8 |
| Old Trent Road, Beckingham | battery storage | 80 | application withdrawn | 9.9 |
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 (53.4626, -0.6911).