The Hollies (24 MW battery storage)
The Hollies is a 24 MW battery storage project in East Lindsey, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: planning permission expired on 17 July 2020; the record was last updated on 26 February 2020.
24 MWbattery storage
permission expiredstatus in REPD
26 February 2020record last updated
East Lindseycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 12 May 2017 | Application submitted |
| 17 July 2020 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (co-located with re)
- Capacity
- 24 MW
- Status (REPD)
- permission expired
- Record last updated
- 26 February 2020
- Operator or applicant
- Spencer Farm Produce
- Planning authority
- East Lindsey
- Planning application reference
- S/039/00841/17
- Address (REPD)
- The Hollies, High Lane, Croft
- Council area (by location)
- East Lindsey
- REPD reference
- 6946
Recorded together with The Hollies Solar Park - Skegness (8.6 MW solar farm, operational).
Who decides
| Applications | East Lindsey | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 49 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 11 (22%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 30 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 11 of 15 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 4 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 17.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 4 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bank House Farm | wind farm | 12 | application withdrawn | 1.3 |
| Lincoln Farm | solar farm | 11.4 | operational | 2.6 |
| Bicker Fen (previously Manor Farm) | solar farm | 22.6 | operational | 3.3 |
| Manor Farm Energy Storage | battery storage | 10 | approved, not built | 3.3 |
| Orby Windfarm | wind farm | 11.7 | refused | 4.7 |
| Habertoft, Solar Farm South of Low Lane | solar farm | 10.4 | abandoned | 5.5 |
| Low Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | under construction | 6.4 |
| Wainfleet Wind Farm | wind farm | 12 | application withdrawn | 7.1 |
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 (53.144, 0.2412).