CONSTITUENCY BRIEFING · ENERGYMAP.APP
Gainsborough
Gainsborough has 583 MW of clean power (all solar) approved and still not built: enough to supply a year's electricity to 212,000 homes. Britain's grid bottlenecks still add to bills here: about £92 a year per household, £3.9m across the constituency's 42,345 homes.
Ranks 6 of 650 for clean power approved and not built.
What is stuck, and why
| Project and developer | Tech | Size | Why it is stuck |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cottam Solar ProjectIsland Green Power | Solar | 600 MW218,000 homes | Cannot connect to the grid until 2029, 5 years after it was approvedWho can move it: the grid operator (NESO) and National Grid · earliest connection 2029 · planning ref EN010133 |
| Gate Burton - Solar & Energy Storage ParkLow Carbon | Solar | 531 MW193,000 homes | Approved 2 years ago — nothing has happened sinceWho can move it: the developer and the network company · planning ref EN010131 |
| Tillbridge Solar Farm, Hemswell - Solar PanelsTillbridge Solar Limited | Solar | 500 MW182,000 homes | Approved less than a year ago — nothing has happened sinceWho can move it: the developer and the network company · planning ref EN010142 |
| West Burton Solar ProjectIsland Green Power | Solar | 480 MW174,000 homes | Cannot connect to the grid until 2028, 3 years after it was approvedWho can move it: the grid operator (NESO) and National Grid · earliest connection 2028 · planning ref EN010132 |
| Barfield Lane, Reepham - Battery Energy Storage SystemFiskerton Bess Limited | Battery | 53 MW | Waiting 2.9 years for a planning decisionWho can move it: West Lindsey Council · planning ref 147131 |
| The Old Airfield Solar Photovoltaic FarmGrey Street Solar Limited | Solar | 50 MW18,000 homes | Approved 5 years ago — nothing has happened sinceWho can move it: the developer and the network company · planning ref 142117 |
| Airfield Farm - Solar ArrayEngena Limited | Solar | 50 MW18,000 homes | Applied in 2026, still waiting for a decisionWho can move it: West Lindsey Council · planning ref WL/2026/00180 |
| Stow Park Farm, Stow Park - Solar PanelsLuminous Energy Group | Solar | 35 MW13,000 homes | Waiting 2.2 years for a planning decisionWho can move it: West Lindsey Council · planning ref WL/2024/00395 |
| South Carlton - Solar PanelsEnviromena | Solar | 29 MW11,000 homes | Waiting 12 months for a planning decisionWho can move it: West Lindsey Council · planning ref WL/2025/00737 |
| West Burton Solar ProjectIsland Green Power | Battery | 20 MW | Approved a year ago — nothing has happened sinceWho can move it: the developer and the network company · planning ref EN010132 |
| Highgate Lane, Normanby-By-Spital - Solar Photovoltaic FarmBoultbee Brooks Renewables Walkford Moor Limited | Solar | 11 MW4,000 homes | Approved a year ago — nothing has happened sinceWho can move it: the developer and the network company · planning ref WL/2024/00415 |
| Marton Sewage Works, High Street - Battery Energy StorageLoire Capital Holdings Limited | Battery | 10 MW | Applied in 2026, still waiting for a decisionWho can move it: West Lindsey Council · planning ref WL/2026/00169 |
Plus 2 smaller projects — see the full seat page.
Compared with its neighbours
| Constituency | Approved, not built | Running | Paid to switch off |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gainsborough | 583 MW | 48 MW | not visible |
| Sleaford and North Hykeham | 43 MW | 59 MW | not visible |
| Lincoln | 0 MW | 0 MW | not visible |
| Brigg and Immingham | 96 MW | 48 MW | not visible |
| Scunthorpe | 165 MW | 71 MW | not visible |
| Louth and Horncastle | 15 MW | 96 MW | not visible |
Gainsborough has more approved-and-waiting capacity than any of its neighbouring seats.
The rest of the briefing
- Every approval each project still needs, and which of them the public can see
- What building them would mean here — community payments, business rates and construction work
- Drafted parliamentary questions and letters, filled in with this seat's figures
- 3 story angles for local reporting
- A two-page PDF, and a newsroom edition with the references and who to call
Everything above needs no account, and neither does the full seat page, the method or this constituency's raw data. The account covers the packaged briefing and its PDF, and nothing else.