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Battery storage planning in Sheffield
Sheffield has decided 7 battery storage schemes and approved 100% of them, taking a median of 5.9 months to decide. Consented capacity: 50 MW. 2 applications still awaiting a decision.
⚠️ Small caseload (7 decided). Percentages here move a lot with one more decision — read them as indicative, not as a reliable rate.
How Sheffield compares
Against the 137 UK authorities with 5+ battery storage decisions, Sheffield sits in the 73rd percentile for approval rate (8 points above the England average) and the 49th 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 Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.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 (10)
| Scheme | MW | Status | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
Yarra Industrial Estate, Loicher Lane - Battery Storage Ecclesfield Power Limited · 22/03914/FUL · 19.1 mo to decide | 20 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-05-30 |
Petre & Carlisle Street East & Petre Street - Battery Storage Mercia Power Response · 23/00985/FUL · 2 mo to decide | — | Awaiting Construction | 2023-05-24 |
Hunsley Street - Battery Energy Storage Mercia Power Response · 22/03606/FUL · 5 mo to decide | — | Awaiting Construction | 2023-02-28 |
Upwell Street - Battery Energy Storage Newton Energi Limited · 22/01107/FUL · 6.8 mo to decide | — | Awaiting Construction | 2022-10-14 |
Darnall Road - Battery Energy Storage Mercia Power Response Limited · 22/01021/FUL · 4.6 mo to decide | — | Awaiting Construction | 2022-08-02 |
Orgreave Place - Flexible Energy Facility DBS 1 Limited · 26/00122/FUL | — | Application Submitted | 2021-06-16 |
Orgreave Place - Flexible Energy Facility DBS 1 Limited · 21/01860/FUL | — | Revised | 2021-04-21 |
Petre Street Renewable Energy Systems (RES) · 16/03302/FUL · 14.6 mo to decide | 20 | Planning Permission Expired | 2017-11-24 |
Bochum Parkway Tiger Energy · 17/00987/FL | — | Abandoned | 2017-09-14 |
Blackburn Meadows E.ON UK | 10 | Operational | 2011-08-19 |
Does Sheffield approve battery storage schemes?
Yes — of the 7 battery storage schemes Sheffield has decided, 100% were approved (7 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 Sheffield?
The median time from application to decision is 5.9 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 Sheffield consented?
50 MW has been consented across 7 approved schemes. A further 2 applications awaits a decision.
Other technologies in Sheffield
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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