South Carlton (29 MW solar farm)
South Carlton is a 29 MW solar farm project in West Lindsey, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 21 July 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 21 August 2025.
29 MWsolar farm
application submittedstatus in REPD
21 August 2025record last updated
West Lindseycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 21 July 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 29 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 21 August 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Enviromena
- Planning authority
- West Lindsey
- Planning application reference
- WL/2025/00737
- Site area
- 17.5 ha
- Address (REPD)
- South Carlton, Lincoln
- Council area (by location)
- West Lindsey
- Name in REPD
- South Carlton - Solar Panels
- REPD reference
- 19099
Who decides
| Applications | West Lindsey | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 26 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (27%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 21 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 3 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 11.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 3 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birch Holt Solar Farm | solar farm | 20 | refused on appeal | 1.4 |
| Leverton Farm Energy Barn | battery storage | 10 | operational | 1.8 |
| Middle Street | solar farm | 20 | refused on appeal | 1.9 |
| Ferry Lane, Skellingthorpe | solar farm | 20.2 | approved, not built | 4.3 |
| Springwell Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 800 | approved, not built | 4.9 |
| West Burton Solar Project | solar farm | 480 | approved, not built | 7.1 |
| Barfield Lane, Reepham | battery storage | 53 | application submitted | 9.0 |
| Danes Farm - extension | solar farm | 10.5 | operational | 9.7 |
| Cottam Solar Project | solar farm | 600 | approved, not built | 9.8 |
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 (53.2744, -0.575).