Manor Farm Energy Storage (10 MW)
Manor Farm Energy Storage is a 10 MW battery storage project in East Lindsey, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 30 November 2017, not yet built; the record was last updated on 15 December 2022. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 30 November 2020, so the project may not go ahead in this form. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 30 November 2020, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 2 May 2017 | Application submitted |
| 30 November 2017 | Planning permission granted |
| 30 November 2020 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (co-located with re)
- Capacity
- 10 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 15 December 2022
- Operator or applicant
- Innova Renewables Limited
- Planning authority
- East Lindsey
- Planning application reference
- S/051/00772/17
- Address (REPD)
- Manor Farm, Wainfleet Road, Irby-in-the-Marsh, Skegness
- Council area (by location)
- East Lindsey
- Time to decision
- 30 weeks
- REPD reference
- 6948
Recorded together with Bicker Fen (previously Manor Farm) (22.6 MW solar farm, operational).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Farm | solar farm | 11.4 | operational | 0.9 |
| The Hollies Solar Park - Skegness | solar farm | 8.6 | operational | 2.9 |
| The Hollies | battery storage | 24 | permission expired | 3.3 |
| Bank House Farm | wind farm | 12 | application withdrawn | 4.4 |
| Low Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | under construction | 5.4 |
| Wainfleet Wind Farm | wind farm | 12 | application withdrawn | 5.9 |
| Orby Windfarm | wind farm | 11.7 | refused | 6.3 |
| Habertoft, Solar Farm South of Low Lane | solar farm | 10.4 | abandoned | 6.7 |
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 (53.1475, 0.1918).