Winterton Road, Roxby Solar Farm (50 MW)
Winterton Road, Roxby Solar Farm is a 50 MW solar farm project in North Lincolnshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 8 February 2024, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 28 February 2024. The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. 32% of applications still shown as pending in REPD were submitted more than two years ago, and only 37% of pending records were updated in the last 12 months, so some of them may already have been decided.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 8 February 2024 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 50 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 28 February 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Solar 2 Limited
- Planning authority
- North Lincolnshire
- Planning application reference
- PA/2024/129
- Site area
- 51.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- W/O Winterton Road, Roxby, Scunthorpe
- Council area (by location)
- North Lincolnshire
- Name in REPD
- Winterton Road, Roxby - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 12162
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ironstone Quarry Wind Farm | wind farm | 7.5 | refused | 2.9 |
| Bagmoor | wind farm | 16 | operational | 3.6 |
| Carr Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 9 | approved, not built | 3.7 |
| Winterton Landfill Site - Ground Mounted Solar PV Arrays | solar farm | 5 | under construction | 4.2 |
| Winterton Road | battery storage | 95 | approved, not built | 5.0 |
| Grange | wind farm | 12.3 | operational | 5.5 |
| North Wharf Solar Farm | solar farm | 6 | refused on appeal | 5.6 |
| Flixborough Industrial Estate | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.6 |
| North Lincolnshire Green Energy Park | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 6.0 |
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 (53.6393, -0.6167).