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Battery storage planning in Cumberland
Cumberland has decided 11 battery storage schemes and approved 100% of them, taking a median of 4.2 months to decide. Consented capacity: 1,519 MW. 5 applications still awaiting a decision.
How Cumberland compares
Against the 137 UK authorities with 5+ battery storage decisions, Cumberland sits in the 73rd percentile for approval rate (8 points above the England average) and the 72nd percentile for speed.
Decisions by year
Battery storage decisions by the year the decision was issued (Renewable Energy Planning Database). Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.
Every recorded scheme (18)
| Scheme | MW | Status | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
Cleator Energy Storage Facility Extension Cleator Battery Storage Limited · 4/26/2022/0F1 | 5 | Application Submitted | 2026-01-22 |
Woodend And Moor Row, Egremont - Battery Energy Storage JT Energy Storage (Windel Energy) · 4/25/2180/0F1 · 6.9 mo to decide | 30 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-12-15 |
Harker Moss - Battery Energy Storage System ESB (Harker) Limited · 24/0680 · 7.9 mo to decide | 360 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-07-09 |
Ewanrigg Farmhouse, Ewanrigg - Battery Storage Anesco Limited · FUL/2025/0080 | — | Application Submitted | 2025-06-03 |
Netherhall Rugby Club -Micro Energy Storage Facility AMP Energy Services Limited · FUL/2025/0032 · 2 mo to decide | 0.2 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-05-13 |
Cargo Road, Cargo - Battery Storage Immersa Limited · 23/0613 · 13.1 mo to decide | 200 | Abandoned | 2024-10-17 |
West Farm, Aspatria - Battery Storage Facility Net Zero Seventeen Limited · FUL/2024/0085 · 4.4 mo to decide | 50 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-09-04 |
Low Harker Farm, Low Harker - Battery Storage Facility Zenobe Energy Limited · 24/0093 · 5.2 mo to decide | 400 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-07-18 |
Capon Tree Road - Battery Energy Storage Prime Energy Limited · 24/0300 · 1.7 mo to decide | 3 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-06-19 |
Todhills and Westlinton - Harker Battery Energy Storage Facility Windel Energy · 23/0833 · 3.3 mo to decide | 200 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-03-14 |
Grassing Rome Street - Battery Storage STOR 141 Limited · 22/0513 · 20.3 mo to decide | 15.5 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-03-07 |
Blackdyke Farm, Blackford - Battery Storage Innova Renewables · 23/0444 · 3.5 mo to decide | 400 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-10-05 |
Blackdyke Farm, Blackford - Battery Storage Novus Renewable Services Limited / Story Construction · 23/0659 | 340 | Application Submitted | 2023-09-22 |
Cleator Energy Storage Facility Extension Renewable Energy Systems · 4/22/2335/0F1 · 4 mo to decide | — | Revised | 2022-12-15 |
Pow Motey, Langrigg - Solar Panels & Batteries Storage J W Gate & Son · REJ/2022/0003 | — | Application Submitted | 2022-05-04 |
Harker Grid Sub Station Pivot Power · 19/0371 · 2.1 mo to decide | 49.9 | Planning Permission Expired | 2019-07-10 |
Blackdyke Farm Battery Storage Project Low Carbon Storage Investment Company · 17/0616 | 49.9 | Abandoned | 2017-07-07 |
Cleator Low Carbon Storage Investment Company/ VLC | 10 | Operational | — |
Does Cumberland approve battery storage schemes?
Yes — of the 11 battery storage schemes Cumberland has decided, 100% were approved (11 granted, 0 refused). The UK-wide rate for battery storage is 92%.
How long does a battery storage scheme application take in Cumberland?
The median time from application to decision is 4.2 months, against a UK median of 6 months for battery storage. That is measured between the submission and decision dates recorded in REPD, so it reflects the whole determination period including any extensions.
How much battery storage capacity has Cumberland consented?
1,519 MW has been consented across 11 approved schemes. A further 5 applications awaits a decision.
Other technologies in Cumberland
Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Open Government Licence v3.0 — 2026 Q1 extract. Approval rate is over decided applications only (approved ÷ approved+refused); withdrawn and undecided schemes are excluded. A permission later expired still counts as approved because consent was granted. REPD covers schemes of roughly 150 kW and above, is published quarterly, and does not record refusal reasons — so nothing here explains why a scheme was refused. Screening context for site selection, not planning advice.
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