Raventhorpe Farm (38 MW solar farm)
Raventhorpe Farm is a 38 MW solar farm project in North Lincolnshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 21 March 2015; the record was last updated on 17 December 2015.
38 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
17 December 2015record last updated
North Lincolnshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 14 August 2014 | Application submitted |
| 5 November 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 January 2015 | Construction started |
| 21 March 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 38 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 17 December 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Fengate Capital
- Planning authority
- North Lincolnshire
- Planning application reference
- PA/2014/0892
- Site area
- 69.8 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Raventhorpe Farm, Raventhorpe Farm Road, Broughton and Holme, DN16 3RH
- Council area (by location)
- North Lincolnshire
- Time to decision
- 12 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2241
Who decides
| Applications | North Lincolnshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 47 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 15 (32%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 7 of 33 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 8 of 10 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 4 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 10.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 6 / 4 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raventhorpe Lodge (Sweeting Thorns) | solar farm | 25 | permission expired | 1.4 |
| Little Crow Solar Park | solar farm | 150 | approved, not built | 3.1 |
| Manton Manor Solar Farm | solar farm | 27 | refused on appeal | 5.0 |
| Scawby Road | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 5.2 |
| Scawby Brook, Brigg | battery storage | 99 | approved, not built | 5.4 |
| Winterton Road | battery storage | 95 | approved, not built | 5.7 |
| Sand Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 20.2 | application submitted | 6.8 |
| Winterton Road, Roxby Solar Farm | solar farm | 50 | application submitted | 9.1 |
| Bagmoor | wind farm | 16 | operational | 9.4 |
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 (53.5604, -0.5813).