Wainfleet Wind Farm (12 MW)
Wainfleet Wind Farm is a 12 MW wind farm project in East Lindsey, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application withdrawn on 21 January 2013; the record was last updated on 22 October 2013.
12 MWwind farm
application withdrawnstatus in REPD
22 October 2013record last updated
East Lindseycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 20 May 2011 | Application submitted |
| 21 January 2013 | Application withdrawn |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 12 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application withdrawn
- Record last updated
- 22 October 2013
- Operator or applicant
- RWE Npower Renewables
- Planning authority
- East Lindsey
- Planning application reference
- S/195/02532/10
- Turbines
- 4
- Address (REPD)
- Wainfleet St Mary Fen, near Wainfleet Bank,
- Council area (by location)
- East Lindsey
- REPD reference
- 3808
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | under construction | 0.7 |
| Lincoln Farm | solar farm | 11.4 | operational | 5.6 |
| Bicker Fen (previously Manor Farm) | solar farm | 22.6 | operational | 5.9 |
| Manor Farm Energy Storage | battery storage | 10 | approved, not built | 5.9 |
| The Hollies | battery storage | 24 | permission expired | 7.1 |
| Bank House Farm | wind farm | 12 | application withdrawn | 7.2 |
| The Hollies Solar Park - Skegness | solar farm | 8.6 | operational | 7.2 |
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 (53.0958, 0.1717).