West Marsh (Phase 2) (5 MW solar farm)
West Marsh (Phase 2) is a 5 MW solar farm project in North East Lincolnshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: abandoned; the record was last updated on 28 January 2019.
5 MWsolar farm
abandonedstatus in REPD
28 January 2019record last updated
North East Lincolnshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 31 October 2014 | Application submitted |
| 13 February 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 13 February 2018 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- abandoned
- Record last updated
- 28 January 2019
- Operator or applicant
- Millennium Park (Grimsby) Ltd
- Planning authority
- North East Lincolnshire
- Planning application reference
- DM/1124/14/FUL
- Site area
- 8.5 ha
- Address (REPD)
- West Marsh, Cromwell Road, Grimsby
- Council area (by location)
- North East Lincolnshire
- Time to decision
- 15 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4760
Who decides
| Applications | North East Lincolnshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 41 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (5%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 30 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 0 of 2 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 9 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 17.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macaulay Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 8 | application withdrawn | <0.1 |
| Magnolia Street | battery storage | 20 | abandoned | 0.8 |
| Bradley Road | battery storage | 10 | approved, not built | 3.0 |
| Bradley Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 43.7 | approved, not built | 3.0 |
| Grimsby Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | under construction | 4.6 |
| Low Farm Solar Array | solar farm | 20 | operational | 4.7 |
| Stallingborough Wind farm | wind farm | 6 | application withdrawn | 5.2 |
| Hewitts Avenue, New Waltham | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 5.4 |
| Laceby Solar Farm | solar farm | 27.1 | operational | 5.8 |
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 (53.5722, -0.1072).