Mareham Lane, Solar PV Panels (50 MW)
Mareham Lane, Solar PV Panels is a 50 MW solar farm project in North Kesteven, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 16 February 2026, not yet built; the record was last updated on 7 April 2026.
50 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
7 April 2026record last updated
North Kestevencouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 8 December 2023 | Application submitted |
| 21 March 2025 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 16 February 2026 | Planning permission granted |
| 16 February 2026 | Appeal allowed |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 50 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 7 April 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Lighthouse Development Consulting
- Planning authority
- North Kesteven
- Planning application reference
- 23/1419/FUL
- Site area
- 75.9 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Ew/O Mareham Lane, Sleaford
- Council area (by location)
- North Kesteven
- Time to decision
- 114 weeks
- REPD reference
- 15180
Who decides
| Applications | North Kesteven | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 35 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 3 (9%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 29 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 0 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 10.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beacon Fen Energy Park | solar farm | 400 | application submitted | 0.9 |
| Gorse Lane | solar farm | 20 | under construction | 2.7 |
| White Cross Lane | solar farm | 25 | under construction | 3.0 |
| Burton Gorse Plantation, Whitecross Lane | solar farm | 42 | application submitted | 3.6 |
| Grange Farm (Burton Pedwardine) | solar farm | 15 | operational | 3.8 |
| Deepdale Farm | solar farm | 8 | operational | 4.0 |
| White Gorse Farm | solar farm | 11.6 | permission expired | 6.1 |
| Ewerby Thorpe Farm | solar farm | 25 | abandoned | 6.4 |
| Ermine Street Farm solar park | solar farm | 32.5 | operational | 8.4 |
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 (52.9917, -0.4026).