Stow Park Farm, Stow Park (35 MW solar farm)
Stow Park Farm, Stow Park is a 35 MW solar farm project in West Lindsey, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 7 June 2024, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 2 July 2024. The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. 32% of applications still shown as pending in REPD were submitted more than two years ago, and only 37% of pending records were updated in the last 12 months, so some of them may already have been decided.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 7 June 2024 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 35 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 2 July 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Luminous Energy Group
- Planning authority
- West Lindsey
- Planning application reference
- WL/2024/00395
- Site area
- 71.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Stow Park Farm, Stow Park, Lincoln
- Council area (by location)
- West Lindsey
- Name in REPD
- Stow Park Farm, Stow Park - Solar Panels
- REPD reference
- 14270
The scheme also includes battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (application withdrawn).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danes Farm - extension | solar farm | 10.5 | operational | 1.0 |
| Marton Sewage Works, High Street | battery storage | 10 | application submitted | 1.7 |
| Gate Burton Solar & Energy Storage Park | solar farm | 531 | approved, not built | 2.6 |
| West Burton Solar Project | solar farm | 480 | approved, not built | 3.9 |
| Cottam wind farm | wind farm | 6.9 | application withdrawn | 4.8 |
| Cottom Power Station | battery storage | 50 | application submitted | 4.9 |
| Cottam Power Station | battery storage | 49 | approved, not built | 5.0 |
| Cottam Solar Project | solar farm | 600 | approved, not built | 5.8 |
| Torksey Ferry Road, Rampton | battery storage | 500 | approved, not built | 6.3 |
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 (53.3205, -0.7129).