Orby Windfarm (11.7 MW)
Orby Windfarm is an 11.7 MW wind farm project in East Lindsey, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 18 March 2011; the record was last updated on 1 April 2015.
11.7 MWwind farm
refusedstatus in REPD
1 April 2015record last updated
East Lindseycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 24 March 2010 | Application submitted |
| 18 March 2011 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 28 October 2011 | Appeal lodged |
| 30 March 2015 | Secretary of State refused |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 11.7 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 1 April 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Mark Caudwell Ltd
- Planning authority
- East Lindsey
- Planning application reference
- N/084/00642/10
- Appeal reference
- APP/D2510/A/11/2161066
- Turbines
- 9
- Address (REPD)
- Orby Marsh Lane, Hogsthorpe, Skegness
- Council area (by location)
- East Lindsey
- Time to decision
- 51 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4406
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orby Windfarm N/84/2334/05 | 54 | 6 December 2002 | withdrawn 25 June 2008 |
| Orby Windfarm 134/2016/02 | 30 | 6 December 2002 | refused 5 June 2003 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Habertoft, Solar Farm South of Low Lane | solar farm | 10.4 | abandoned | 1.1 |
| The Hollies Solar Park - Skegness | solar farm | 8.6 | operational | 4.4 |
| The Hollies | battery storage | 24 | permission expired | 4.7 |
| Bank House Farm | wind farm | 12 | application withdrawn | 5.3 |
| Lincoln Farm | solar farm | 11.4 | operational | 6.2 |
| Manor Farm Energy Storage | battery storage | 10 | approved, not built | 6.3 |
| Bicker Fen (previously Manor Farm) | solar farm | 22.6 | operational | 6.3 |
| Langham Wind Farm | wind farm | 12 | refused on appeal | 7.9 |
| Asserby wind farm | wind farm | 10 | refused | 9.5 |
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 (53.1835, 0.2656).