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Battery storage planning in The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure
The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure has decided 19 battery storage schemes and approved 100% of them, taking a median of 17.4 months to decide. Consented capacity: 706 MW. 11 applications still awaiting a decision.
How The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure compares
Against the 137 UK authorities with 5+ battery storage decisions, The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure sits in the 73rd percentile for approval rate (8 points above the England average) and the 1st 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 Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.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 (31)
| Scheme | MW | Status | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
Springwell, Lincoln - Springwell Solar Farm & Battery Storage EDF Energy Renewables · EN010149 · 15.6 mo to decide | — | Awaiting Construction | 2026-04-08 |
Fenwick Solar Farm & Battery Storage Boom Developments Limited · EN010152 · 15.6 mo to decide | — | Awaiting Construction | 2026-02-18 |
Helios Renewable Energy Project Enso Green Holdings D Limited · EN010140 · 17 mo to decide | — | Awaiting Construction | 2025-12-03 |
Stonestreet Green - Solar Farm & Battery Storage Evolution Power · EN010135 · 15.5 mo to decide | — | Awaiting Construction | 2025-10-23 |
Tillbridge Solar Farm, Hemswell - Battery Storage Tillbridge Solar Limited · EN010142 · 18.1 mo to decide | — | Awaiting Construction | 2025-10-14 |
The Tween Bridge Solar Farm RWE · EN010148 | 400 | Application Submitted | 2025-08-26 |
Byers Gill Solar Farm JBM Solar Projects Limited · EN010139 · 17.4 mo to decide | — | Awaiting Construction | 2025-07-23 |
Fosse Green Energy Windel Energy / Canadian Solar · EN010154 | — | Application Submitted | 2025-07-18 |
Great North Road Solar Park Elements Green · EN010162 | — | Application Submitted | 2025-06-27 |
Green Hill Solar Farm & Battery Storage Island Green Power · EN010170 | 600 | Application Submitted | 2025-06-19 |
Oaklands Solar Farm Project - Solar Farm & Battery Storage BayWa r.e. UK Limited · EN010122 · 16.3 mo to decide | 37.5 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-06-19 |
Frodsham Solar Project & Battery Storage Cubico Renewables · EN010153 | 100 | Application Submitted | 2025-05-30 |
Steeple Renewables Project Renewable Energy Systems RES Limited (Beaufort) · EN010163 | 150 | Application Submitted | 2025-05-14 |
East Yorkshire Solar Farm Boom Power · EN010143 · 17.6 mo to decide | — | Awaiting Construction | 2025-05-09 |
Beacon Fen Energy Park Low Carbon Limited · EN010151 | 600 | Application Submitted | 2025-04-08 |
Dean Moor Solar Farm & Battery Storage Firma Energy / IB Vogt · EN010155 | — | Application Submitted | 2025-03-26 |
North Lincolnshire Green Energy Park Solar 21 Renewable Energy Limited · EN010116 · 33.4 mo to decide | 30 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-03-13 |
One Earth Solar Farm Orsted UK Limited / PS Renewables · EN010159 | — | Application Submitted | 2025-02-27 |
Peartree Hill Solar Farm JBM Solar / RWE · EN010157 | — | Application Submitted | 2025-02-21 |
Heckington Fen Solar Park - Battery Storage Ecotricity Limited · EN010123 · 23.3 mo to decide | — | Awaiting Construction | 2025-01-24 |
West Burton Solar Project Island Green Power · EN010132 · 22.2 mo to decide | 20 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-01-24 |
Gate Burton - Solar & Energy Storage Park Low Carbon · EN010131 · 17.5 mo to decide | — | Awaiting Construction | 2024-07-12 |
Sunnica Energy Farm (East and West) Sunnica · EN010106 · 31.8 mo to decide | 8.8 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-07-12 |
Longfield Longfield Solar Energy Farm Limited (part of EDF Renwables) · EN010118 · 15.9 mo to decide | — | Awaiting Construction | 2023-06-26 |
Cottam Solar Project Island Green Power · EN010133 | — | Application Submitted | 2023-01-12 |
Little Crow Solar Park INRG Solar · EN010101 · 16 mo to decide | 90 | Awaiting Construction | 2022-04-05 |
Thurrock Flexible Generation Plant Thurrock Power · EN010092 · 20.2 mo to decide | 150 | Operational | 2022-02-16 |
Cleve Hill Solar Project Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners · EN010085 · 18.4 mo to decide | 150 | Operational | 2020-05-28 |
Riverside Energy Park Cory Riverside Energy · EN010093 · 16.8 mo to decide | 20 | Awaiting Construction | 2020-04-09 |
Drax Re-Power Drax Group · 2.8 mo to decide | 200 | Awaiting Construction | 2018-05-24 |
Tilbury Energy Centre RWE Generation | 100 | Abandoned | 2018-02-20 |
Does The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure approve battery storage schemes?
Yes — of the 19 battery storage schemes The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure has decided, 100% were approved (19 granted, 0 refused). The UK-wide rate for battery storage is 92%.
How long does a battery storage scheme application take in The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure?
The median time from application to decision is 17.4 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 The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure consented?
706 MW has been consented across 19 approved schemes. A further 11 applications awaits a decision.
Other technologies in The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure
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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