Low Farm Solar Array (20 MW)
Low Farm Solar Array is a 20 MW solar farm project in North East Lincolnshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 October 2022; the record was last updated on 4 January 2024.
20 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
4 January 2024record last updated
North East Lincolnshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 25 June 2015 | Application submitted |
| 9 October 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 January 2022 | Construction started |
| 1 October 2022 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 20 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 4 January 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Wirsol / Island Green Power
- Planning authority
- North East Lincolnshire
- Planning application reference
- DM/0483/15/FUL
- Site area
- 34.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Low Farm, Bradley Road, Bradley, Grimsby, Humberside
- Council area (by location)
- North East Lincolnshire
- Time to decision
- 15 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5444
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laceby Solar Farm | solar farm | 27.1 | operational | 1.2 |
| Bradley Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 43.7 | approved, not built | 1.6 |
| Bradley Road | battery storage | 10 | approved, not built | 1.6 |
| Magnolia Street | battery storage | 20 | abandoned | 3.9 |
| Grimsby Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | under construction | 4.0 |
| Macaulay Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 8 | application withdrawn | 4.7 |
| West Marsh (Phase 2) | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 4.7 |
| Hewitts Avenue, New Waltham | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 5.7 |
| Stallingborough Road | solar farm | 12.4 | application submitted | 6.9 |
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 (53.5333, -0.1336).