Yarburgh Grove Farm (8.1 MW solar farm)
Yarburgh Grove Farm is an 8.1 MW solar farm project in East Lindsey, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 12 November 2015; the record was last updated on 4 September 2018.
8.1 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
4 September 2018record last updated
East Lindseycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 21 May 2014 | Application submitted |
| 20 October 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 October 2015 | Construction started |
| 12 November 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 8.1 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 4 September 2018
- Operator or applicant
- Foresight
- Planning authority
- East Lindsey
- Planning application reference
- N/218/00928/14
- Site area
- 16.8 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land rear of Yarburgh Grove Farm, Westfield Road, Yarburgh
- Council area (by location)
- East Lindsey
- Time to decision
- 22 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2309
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fen Farm | wind farm | 16 | operational | 3.8 |
| Fen Farm Solar Park (extension) | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 4.5 |
| Fen Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 14 | approved, not built | 4.8 |
| Solar Panels at North & S/O Lincoln Gate | solar farm | 98 | application submitted | 5.8 |
| Damwells Farm | wind farm | 10 | application withdrawn | 6.6 |
| Fen Lane wind farm | wind farm | 17.5 | refused on appeal | 6.8 |
| Louth Canal Wind Farm | wind farm | 10 | refused on appeal | 8.3 |
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 (53.4075, 0.0188).