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Battery storage planning in Redcar and Cleveland
Redcar and Cleveland has decided 5 battery storage schemes and approved 100% of them, taking a median of 1.8 months to decide. Consented capacity: 266 MW. 3 applications still awaiting a decision.
⚠️ Small caseload (5 decided). Percentages here move a lot with one more decision — read them as indicative, not as a reliable rate.
How Redcar and Cleveland compares
Against the 137 UK authorities with 5+ battery storage decisions, Redcar and Cleveland sits in the 73rd percentile for approval rate (8 points above the England average) and the 97th 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 Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.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 (9)
| Scheme | MW | Status | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
Teesworks Battery Storage Project Teesworks Ltd, NatPower UK · R/2024/0843/FFM | 1000 | Application Withdrawn | 2025-08-26 |
Old Hall Farm, Lackenby - BESS Lackenby Energy Limited · R/2025/0500/FFM | 244 | Application Submitted | 2025-08-13 |
A171, Guisborough Woods - Battery Energy Storage System Harmony MS Limited · R/2025/0456/FFM | 28 | Application Submitted | 2025-07-16 |
Teesworks, Lackenby - Battery Energy Storage South Tees Energy Storage Limited · R/2024/0866/FFM · 3 mo to decide | — | Awaiting Construction | 2025-03-25 |
Wilton International, Greystones Road - Phase 1 Sembcorp Utilities (UK) Limited · R/2023/0545/CL · 1.8 mo to decide | 150 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-10-04 |
Greystones Road, Grangetown - Battery Energy Storage System Sembcorp Utilities UK Limited · R/2021/0888/CL · 1.6 mo to decide | 60 | Awaiting Construction | 2021-12-17 |
Lackenby EDF Energy Renewables · R/2019/0433/FF · 3 mo to decide | 49.9 | Planning Permission Expired | 2019-10-24 |
Lackenby EDF Energy Renewables · R/2017/0564/FF | 49.9 | Revised | 2017-08-17 |
Cleveland Potash Kiwi Power · NYM/2015/0922/FL · 1.8 mo to decide | 6 | Operational | 2016-03-02 |
Does Redcar and Cleveland approve battery storage schemes?
Yes — of the 5 battery storage schemes Redcar and Cleveland has decided, 100% were approved (5 granted, 0 refused). The UK-wide rate for battery storage is 92%. Note this is a small caseload, so treat the percentage as indicative rather than statistically robust.
How long does a battery storage scheme application take in Redcar and Cleveland?
The median time from application to decision is 1.8 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 Redcar and Cleveland consented?
266 MW has been consented across 5 approved schemes. A further 3 applications awaits a decision.
Other technologies in Redcar and Cleveland
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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