This website contains information about our plans for Springwell Solar Farm, a new solar farm with battery storage between Lincoln and Sleaford.
Following planning consent for Springwell Solar Farm being granted on 8 April 2026, we are now in the pre-construction phase of the Project. Updates will be published on this website.
Springwell is a planned new solar farm with battery storage in North Kesteven that would provide enough clean, secure energy to power over 180,000 homes*. That’s around half of all the homes in Lincolnshire.
Like most solar farms, Springwell would have a fixed lifespan of around 40 years and could be built and operated with limited impact on the land beneath it.
Once the panels are removed, the land could be returned to agricultural use. We also want Springwell to benefit the local area throughout its lifetime and we will work closely with the community to identify opportunities to support local initiatives.
The UK Government granted a Development Consent Order (DCO) for Springwell Solar Farm on 8 April 2026, following the DCO Application being examined by the Planning Inspectorate between 7 May and 9 October 2025.
We are now considering the details of the consent, and preparing for the construction phase of the project. This will include further survey works on-site. Information about what will be happening during this time will be published on this website.
All the information published during the examination, including written submissions from interested parties, is available on the Springwell Solar Farm page of the Planning Inspectorate website here.
* Based upon the average domestic electricity consumption per home (temperature corrected) per the Energy Consumption in the UK (published September 2021, Table C9 of ECUK: Consumption data tables)
