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Battery storage planning in Mid Suffolk

Mid Suffolk has decided 11 battery storage schemes and approved 100% of them, taking a median of 5.8 months to decide. Consented capacity: 758 MW. 3 applications still awaiting a decision.

100%
Approved
11 granted · 0 refused
5.8 mo
Median decision
UK 6 mo
758 MW
Consented
across approved schemes
1
Appeals
1 allowed on appeal

How Mid Suffolk compares

Against the 137 UK authorities with 5+ battery storage decisions, Mid Suffolk sits in the 73rd percentile for approval rate (8 points above the England average) and the 50th percentile for speed.

Decisions by year

35Approved — 1 (2021)121Approved — 1 (2022)122Approved — 3 (2023)323Approved — 1 (2024)124Approved — 4 (2025)425Approved — 1 (2026)126
Approved Refused

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 Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.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 (14)

SchemeMWStatusDecided
Progress Way, Mid Suffolk Business Park - Energy Storage System
AMP Clean Energy · DC/25/03635 · 5.2 mo to decide
0.2Awaiting Construction2026-01-21
Yaxley, Eye Airfield Industrial Estate - Battery Storage System
Field Yaxley Limited · DC/24/05535 · 6.4 mo to decide
200Awaiting Construction2025-07-04
Red House Farm, Old Norwich Road - Battery Energy Storage System
The Surrey Research Park · DC/25/02824
520Application Submitted2025-06-24
Progress Way, Eye Airfield Industrial Estate - Micro Energy Storage
AMP Clean Energy · DC/25/00704 · 1.8 mo to decide
0.2Awaiting Construction2025-04-11
Bullen Lane, Bramford - Battery Energy Storage
Clearstone Energy Limited · DC/24/05090 · 4.1 mo to decide
400Awaiting Construction2025-03-27
Burnt House Farm, Hoxne Road - BESS
Ford Farms (Suffolk) Limited · DC/24/03003 · 5.2 mo to decide
0.44Awaiting Construction2025-01-03
Suggenhall Farm - Photovoltaic Solar Array & Battery Storage
RNA Energy Limited · DC/21/06825 · 28 mo to decide
Awaiting Construction2024-04-17
Tye Lane - Solar Farm
EDF Energy Renewables · DC/21/04711 · 27.5 mo to decide
Operational2023-12-18
The Grange Solar Farm & Battery Storage
Pathfinder Clean Energy UK Dev Limited · DC/22/02667 · 16.9 mo to decide
Awaiting Construction2023-11-09
Church Farm, The Channel - Bramford Solar Farm and Battery Storage
Bramford Green Limited · DC/23/02118 · 4.4 mo to decide
Awaiting Construction2023-09-14
Bramford Solar Farm
Bramford Green · DC/21/00060 · 25.4 mo to decide
Revised2023-02-17
Greybarn Solar Energy Farm
Statkraft UK · DC/22/01243
55Application Submitted2022-03-21
Bullen Lane - Battery Storage
Cambridge Power Limited / Pivot Power · DC/21/05468 · 3 mo to decide
100Under Construction2022-01-05
Bramford Substation
Pivot Power / EDF Renewables · DC/19/03008 · 28.3 mo to decide
57Operational2021-11-01

Does Mid Suffolk approve battery storage schemes?

Yes — of the 11 battery storage schemes Mid Suffolk 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 Mid Suffolk?

The median time from application to decision is 5.8 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 Mid Suffolk consented?

758 MW has been consented across 11 approved schemes. A further 3 applications awaits a decision.

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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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