Land To The North Of Welby Road And West Of Ropsley Road Oasby Grantham NG32 3AQ
Refused on 14 October 2025
Delegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Installation of a solar farm comprising ground mounted solar PV panels with an installed capacity of 38.78MW AC including mounting system, inverters, underground cabling, stock proof fence, CCTV, internal tracks and associated infrastructure, landscaping, biodiversity net gain and environmental enhancements for a temporary period of 50 years.
- Received
- 25 June 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 92
- Ward
- Lincrest Ward
- Agent
- Lighthouse Development Consulting
- ReceivedReceived25 Jun
- ValidatedValidated17 Jul
- Consult.Consultation8 Oct
- TargetTarget Date16 Oct
- DecidedDecided14 Oct
Decided in 89 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a solar installation at Land To The North Of Welby Road And West Of Ropsley Road Oasby Grantham NG32 3AQ. South Kesteven has handled 3,414 applications of this type. This one was decided in 111 days, 8 weeks longer than South Kesteven's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 23 applications across Lincrest Ward. We hold 1,404 applications in total for the NG32 postcode area.
91% of full applications at South Kesteven District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- NG32 3AQ
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Parish
- Heydour Parish Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 17 July 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 14 October 2025
- Consultation end
- 8 October 2025
- Neighbour consultation end
- 14 October 2025
- Target decision date
- 16 October 2025
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Lighthouse Development Consulting
- Agent address
- The Gallery Kings Wharf The Quay Exeter Devon EX2 4AN
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 91 days
Publicity
- Advertisement expiry
- 22 August 2025
- Site notice end
- 13 August 2025
Appeal history
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-13861111
- Documents
- 51
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.
Possibly incomplete for this council: conservation areas.
Also checked, none recorded (21)
flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
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Source: South Kesteven
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