Whisby Quarry, Eagle Road (18 MW floating solar)
Whisby Quarry, Eagle Road is an 18 MW floating solar project in North Kesteven, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 17 September 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 7 November 2025.
18 MWfloating solar
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
7 November 2025record last updated
North Kestevencouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 21 January 2025 | Application submitted |
| 17 September 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 17 September 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- floating solar
- Capacity
- 18 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 7 November 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Conrad Energy
- Planning authority
- North Kesteven
- Planning application reference
- PL/0130/24
- Site area
- 21.9 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Whisby Quarry, Eagle Road, Whisby, Lincoln
- Council area (by location)
- North Kesteven
- Time to decision
- 34 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Whisby Quarry, Eagle Road - Solar Array
- REPD reference
- 16797
Who decides
| Applications | North Kesteven | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 35 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 3 (9%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 29 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 0 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 10.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fosse Green Energy | solar farm | 350 | application submitted | 4.9 |
| Ferry Lane, Skellingthorpe | solar farm | 20.2 | approved, not built | 5.7 |
| Leverton Farm Energy Barn | battery storage | 10 | operational | 9.1 |
| Birch Holt Solar Farm | solar farm | 20 | refused on appeal | 9.1 |
| Hill Rise, Coleby | battery storage | 1,000 | application submitted | 10.0 |
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 (53.1959, -0.6493).