Addison Road (22 MW battery storage)
Addison Road is a 22 MW battery storage project in County Durham, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: abandoned; the record was last updated on 16 May 2019.
22 MWbattery storage
abandonedstatus in REPD
16 May 2019record last updated
County Durhamcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 5 May 2017 | Application submitted |
| 17 August 2020 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 22 MW
- Status (REPD)
- abandoned
- Record last updated
- 16 May 2019
- Operator or applicant
- Anesco
- Planning authority
- County Durham
- Planning application reference
- DM/17/01439/FPA
- Address (REPD)
- Land West Of Electricity Subst, Addison Road, Toronto
- Council area (by location)
- County Durham
- REPD reference
- 6956
Who decides
| Applications | County Durham | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 89 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 22 (25%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 7 of 51 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 13 of 30 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 8 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 24.7 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 5 / 5 | — |
UK: all UK planning authorities. Counted under these REPD planning authority names: County Durham, Durham.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto Green Energy Park, Addison Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 27 | application submitted | 0.4 |
| Royal Oak | wind farm | 6.5 | abandoned | 6.8 |
| Bluestone Farm, Low Lands Solar Farm | solar farm | 50 | approved, not built | 8.2 |
| Broom Hill Farm | wind farm | 8 | operational | 9.2 |
| Hedley Hope, Tow Law | wind farm | 31.5 | application submitted | 10.0 |
Status and dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database is compiled from public sources and can lag behind council decisions. Location: REPD grid reference (54.674, -1.7037).