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Battery storage planning in Westmorland and Furness
Westmorland and Furness has decided 7 battery storage schemes and approved 71% of them, taking a median of 8.8 months to decide. Consented capacity: 255 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 Westmorland and Furness compares
Against the 137 UK authorities with 5+ battery storage decisions, Westmorland and Furness sits in the 5th percentile for approval rate (21 points below the England average) and the 22nd 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 Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Trainriggs Shap - Solar Farm & Battery Storage Abei Energy Limited · 2024/2358/FPA · 13.8 mo to decide | — | Application Refused | 2026-02-06 |
Roosecote Power Station, Rampside Road - Battery Energy Storage System Centrica Plc · B03/2025/0281 | 50 | Application Submitted | 2025-08-27 |
Roxane UK, Armathwaite - Solar Array & Battery Storage Roxane UK Limited · 2025/1585/FPA | 1 | Application Submitted | 2025-08-19 |
Eskrigg End Road, Old Hutton - Battery Energy Storage System Harmony MS Limited · 2024/2413/FPA · 9.2 mo to decide | 200 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-07-10 |
Silver Howe, Flusco - Solar Array, Wind Turbines Battery Storage Leisure Resorts · 22/0676 · 8.5 mo to decide | — | Awaiting Construction | 2023-05-19 |
Omega Proteins - Solar Farm & Battery Storage Leo Group Limited · 21/0752 · 21.1 mo to decide | — | Awaiting Construction | 2023-05-19 |
Land at Calthwaite Balance Power · 17/0925 · 2.4 mo to decide | 6 | Planning Permission Expired | 2018-01-08 |
Greenmoor Bank Greenmore Bank Storage · SL/2017/0425 · 7.9 mo to decide | 50 | Application Refused | 2018-01-05 |
Roosecote Centrica | 49 | Operational | — |
Does Westmorland and Furness approve battery storage schemes?
Yes — of the 7 battery storage schemes Westmorland and Furness has decided, 71% were approved (5 granted, 2 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 Westmorland and Furness?
The median time from application to decision is 8.8 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 Westmorland and Furness consented?
255 MW has been consented across 5 approved schemes, with 50 MW refused. A further 2 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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