Sweet Briar Farm Solar Farm (39 MW)
Sweet Briar Farm Solar Farm is a 39 MW solar farm project in North Lincolnshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 9 February 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 8 May 2026.
39 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
8 May 2026record last updated
North Lincolnshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 18 February 2022 | Application submitted |
| 9 February 2024 | Planning permission granted |
| 9 February 2029 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 39 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 8 May 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Lightrock Power
- Planning authority
- North Lincolnshire
- Planning application reference
- PA/2022/443
- Site area
- 69.7 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Sweet Briar Farm, Carr Road, Ulceby
- Council area (by location)
- North Lincolnshire
- Time to decision
- 103 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Sweet Briar Farm - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 9832
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweetbriar Farm | battery storage | 800 | application submitted | 0.6 |
| Stallingboroughe, Stallingborough Road | battery storage | 375 | approved, not built | 6.2 |
| Stallingboroughe, Stallingborough Road Solar PV Energy | solar farm | 37.4 | approved, not built | 6.2 |
| Elsham Wind Farm | wind farm | 30 | refused on appeal | 6.2 |
| Solar Farm at Adj To A180 | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 7.2 |
| Immingham Solar Farm | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 7.2 |
| Mauxhall Farm | battery storage | 24 | permission expired | 7.7 |
| Mauxhall Farm | solar farm | 18 | permission expired | 7.7 |
| Wren Kitchens & Bedrooms, Parrott Street | rooftop solar | 6.6 | under construction | 8.7 |
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 (53.6266, -0.3091).