North Lincolnshire Green Energy Park (30 MW)
North Lincolnshire Green Energy Park is a 30 MW battery storage project in North Lincolnshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 13 March 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 18 March 2025. As a nationally significant project, it was decided by the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero on a Development Consent Order after examination by the Planning Inspectorate (EN010116).
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 31 May 2022 | Application submitted |
| 13 March 2025 | Development consent granted (Secretary of State) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (co-located with re)
- Capacity
- 30 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 18 March 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Solar 21 Renewable Energy Limited
- Planning authority
- The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure
- Planning application reference
- EN010116
- Address (REPD)
- Flixborough Wharf, Flixborough Industrial Estate, Scunthorpe
- Council area (by location)
- North Lincolnshire
- Time to decision
- 145 weeks
- REPD reference
- 12706
Official project record at the Planning Inspectorate (EN010116)
Who decides
As a nationally significant project, it was decided by the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero on a Development Consent Order after examination by the Planning Inspectorate (EN010116). All Energy Secretary decisions on solar and wind farms. The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure refused 7% of 46 decided solar, wind and battery applications in REPD (median 73 weeks to a decision). Across all UK planning authorities 19% of 10,236 decided applications were refused.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flixborough Industrial Estate | solar farm | 5 | operational | 0.4 |
| North Wharf Solar Farm | solar farm | 6 | refused on appeal | 0.4 |
| Grange | wind farm | 12.3 | operational | 2.0 |
| Bagmoor | wind farm | 16 | operational | 2.4 |
| North Moor Farm, Keadby | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 2.6 |
| Keadby Wind Farm | wind farm | 68 | operational | 4.2 |
| Winterton Road | battery storage | 95 | approved, not built | 4.7 |
| Solar Farm at Ealand Road | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 6.0 |
| Winterton Road, Roxby Solar Farm | solar farm | 50 | application submitted | 6.0 |
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 (53.6198, -0.7012).