Mallows Lane Solar Farm & Battery Storage (10 MW)
Mallows Lane Solar Farm & Battery Storage is a 10 MW solar farm project in East Lindsey, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 19 December 2022, not yet built; the record was last updated on 23 February 2026.
10 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
23 February 2026record last updated
East Lindseycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 21 July 2022 | Application submitted |
| 19 December 2022 | Planning permission granted |
| 19 December 2026 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 10 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 23 February 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Pathfinder Clean Energy UK Dev Limited
- Planning authority
- East Lindsey
- Planning application reference
- S/152/01297/22
- Site area
- 20.4 ha
- Address (REPD)
- W/O Mallows Lane & N/O Pymoor Lane, Sibsey, Boston
- Council area (by location)
- East Lindsey
- Time to decision
- 22 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR7a
- Name in REPD
- Mallows Lane - Solar Farm & Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 11654
The scheme also includes 5.3 MW of battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (approved, not built).
Who decides
| Applications | East Lindsey | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 49 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 11 (22%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 30 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 11 of 15 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 4 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 17.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 4 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leverton Ings | solar farm | 12 | operational | 4.3 |
| Canopus Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.1 |
| Land Off Folly Lane | solar farm | 5 | operational | 7.1 |
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 (53.0456, 0.0148).