Sewstern Lane Wind Farm (15 MW)
Sewstern Lane Wind Farm is a 15 MW wind farm project in South Kesteven, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 30 October 2015; the record was last updated on 5 November 2015.
15 MWwind farm
refusedstatus in REPD
5 November 2015record last updated
South Kestevencouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 27 April 2015 | Application submitted |
| 30 October 2015 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 15 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 5 November 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Whirlwind Renewables
- Planning authority
- South Kesteven
- Planning application reference
- S15/0862
- Turbines
- 6
- Turbine height
- 110 m
- Address (REPD)
- Thacksons Well Farm off Sewstern Lane
- Council area (by location)
- South Kesteven
- Time to decision
- 27 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4324
Who decides
| Applications | South Kesteven | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 40 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 14 (35%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 9 of 31 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 4 of 4 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 15.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 3 / 5 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thackson's Well Wind Farm | wind farm | 23 | refused | 1.3 |
| Bypass Solar Farm | solar farm | 50 | approved, not built | 2.3 |
| Grantham Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 2.9 |
| Pastures Farm solar park (Gonerby Lane) | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 4.4 |
| Lodge Farm - Orston | solar farm | 12.4 | operational | 4.8 |
| Green Lane & Cliff Lane, Gonerby Moor Solar Farm | solar farm | 23 | approved, not built | 5.6 |
| Gonerby Moor, Great Gonerby Solar Farm | solar farm | 60 | operational | 5.8 |
| Elton solar farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.9 |
| Longhedge Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 6.6 |
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 (52.9588, -0.7612).