Solar Farm at Ealand Road (49.9 MW)
Solar Farm at Ealand Road is a 49.9 MW solar farm project in North Lincolnshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 6 August 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 29 September 2025.
49.9 MWsolar farm
application submittedstatus in REPD
29 September 2025record last updated
North Lincolnshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 6 August 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 29 September 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Culham Renewables Limited
- Planning authority
- North Lincolnshire
- Planning application reference
- PA/2025/444
- Site area
- 85.1 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Ealand Road, Keadby, Scunthorpe
- Council area (by location)
- North Lincolnshire
- Name in REPD
- Pilfrey Solar Farm - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 19542
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keadby Wind Farm | wind farm | 68 | operational | 2.3 |
| North Moor Farm, Keadby | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 3.5 |
| North Lincolnshire Green Energy Park | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 6.0 |
| Old River Don Wind Farm | wind farm | 18 | refused | 6.3 |
| Flixborough Industrial Estate | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.3 |
| North Wharf Solar Farm | solar farm | 6 | refused on appeal | 6.3 |
| Grange | wind farm | 12.3 | operational | 7.2 |
| Bagmoor | wind farm | 16 | operational | 8.3 |
| Twin Rivers | wind farm | 28.7 | operational | 8.5 |
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 (53.5928, -0.7792).