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Solar Farm

Gate Burton Energy Park

Gate Burton, Knaith Park & Willingham-by-Stow, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, DN21 5BA

Gate Burton - Solar & Energy Storage Park is a 531 MW solar farm project in East Midlands. The applicant or operator on record is Low Carbon. Planning permission has been granted as of July 2024 and it is awaiting construction. The determining authority is The Planning Inspectora…

Consented / Approved
Project stageConsented
  1. PlanningJan 2023 (completed)
  2. ConsentedJul 2024 (current stage)
  3. Construction (not yet reached)
  4. Operating (not yet reached)
  5. Closed (not yet reached)

Status in the official register: Planning Permission Granted.

Official register: July 2026

Recorded status: Planning Permission Granted. Source record updated 2024-12-16.

Registered planning capacity; not measured generation.

DESNZ source publication Β· Search the full register Β· Definitions and coverage

531.000 MW
Registered Capacity

πŸ“‹ Project Overview

Gate Burton - Solar & Energy Storage Park is a 531 MW solar farm project in East Midlands. The applicant or operator on record is Low Carbon. Planning permission has been granted as of July 2024 and it is awaiting construction. The determining authority is The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure, reference EN010131.

Site Schematic

SUBSTATION ? ha Β· 531 MW Β· ? panels

Schematic diagram β€” not to scale. Illustrative layout based on project specifications.

πŸ”§ Technical Specifications

Capacity (MW)531.000 MW

πŸ”Œ Grid Connection & Infrastructure

🏒 Development & Ownership

DeveloperLow Carbon
Owner / operatorLow Carbon
Year consented2024
LocationGate Burton, Knaith Park & Willingham-by-Stow, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, DN21 5BA
RegionEast Midlands
Coordinates53.336016Β°N, 0.7425687Β°W

Additional published register fields

Registered technologySolar Photovoltaics
Storage Co-location REPD Ref ID9810
Mounting Type for SolarGround

πŸ“… Project Timeline

2023-01-27
2024-07-12