E H Thorne (Beehives) Ltd, Beehive Business Park, Church Lane, Rand, Market Rasen, LN8 5NJ Data via plota.co.uk

WL/2025/01242 - Prior approval Solar Equipment Approved

Proposal

Prior approval for proposed installation of roof mounted 130.98kWp solar PV system comprising of 222no. 590W panels Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
18 Dec 2025
Approved
9 Feb 2026

Approved on 9 Feb 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 6 Sept 2026

Site constraints 3

Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Predicted from the national soil map. The older provisional map agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Scheduled monument 137 m away: Rand medieval settlement
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Public footpath 28 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Application type
Prior approval Solar Equipment
Postcode
LN8 5NJ
Received
18 Dec 2025
Validated
18 Dec 2025
Ward
BARDNEY
Parish
Rand CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
12 Feb 2026
Decision
Prior Approval Not Required
Decision date
9 Feb 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
NerG Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 53 days from validation, 27 days slower than West Lindsey's median of 26 for prior approvals. Approved, as 86% of prior approvals here are.

92%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
56decided in the last year

Plota live figures for prior approvals decided by West Lindsey in the last twelve months, from validation. West Lindsey decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP/2025/01302
Comments by
2 Feb 2026
Committee
19 Dec 2025
Statutory expiry
12 Feb 2026
Env. assessment
No
West Lindsey
Planning Authority Score
5.3/10
Average
#134 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

West Lindsey ranks #110 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
West Lindsey decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #70 of 296
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #123 of 296
72%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #110 of 296
44%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #187 of 296
88%
Minor dwellings approved
80 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
25 decided (10+ homes)
94%
Change of use approved
33 decided
562
Total decisions
39 refused in the year to March 2026