Limes Farm Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage (20 MW)
Limes Farm Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage is a 20 MW solar farm project in South Kesteven, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 12 May 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 20 May 2025.
20 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
20 May 2025record last updated
South Kestevencouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 7 February 2025 | Application submitted |
| 12 May 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 12 May 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 20 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 20 May 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Downing Limited Liability Partnership
- Planning authority
- South Kesteven
- Planning application reference
- S24/2191
- Site area
- 34.6 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Limes Solar Farm On Lands Circa 0.5km North Of Limes Farm Bourne
- Council area (by location)
- South Kesteven
- Time to decision
- 13 weeks
- REPD reference
- 11796
The scheme also includes battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (approved, not built).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northorpe Fen Farm, Fen Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 15 | approved, not built | 5.4 |
| Deeping St Nicholas Wind Farm | wind farm | 16.4 | operational | 6.2 |
| Deeping Gate Tree Nurseries solar park | solar farm | 13 | refused | 8.8 |
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 (52.7717, -0.2904).