Barfield Lane, Reepham (53 MW battery storage)
Barfield Lane, Reepham is a 53 MW battery storage project in West Lindsey, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 1 September 2023, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 27 September 2023. The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. 32% of applications still shown as pending in REPD were submitted more than two years ago, and only 37% of pending records were updated in the last 12 months, so some of them may already have been decided.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 September 2023 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 53 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 27 September 2023
- Operator or applicant
- Fiskerton Bess Limited
- Planning authority
- West Lindsey
- Planning application reference
- 147131
- Address (REPD)
- S/O Barfield Lane, Reepham, Lincoln
- Council area (by location)
- West Lindsey
- Name in REPD
- Barfield Lane, Reepham - Battery Energy Storage System
- REPD reference
- 12600
Who decides
| Applications | West Lindsey | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 26 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (27%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 21 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 3 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 11.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 3 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiskerton Airfield (Phase 1) | solar farm | 12 | operational | 1.3 |
| Fiskerton Airfield (Phase 2) | solar farm | 22 | operational | 1.3 |
| The Old Airfield Solar Photovoltaic Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 1.4 |
| Springwell Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 800 | approved, not built | 5.0 |
| Stainton Oil Production Facility | wind farm | 28 | application withdrawn | 5.4 |
| Middle Street | solar farm | 20 | refused on appeal | 7.1 |
| Branston Solar Park (extension) | solar farm | 40 | under construction | 7.5 |
| Branston solar park | solar farm | 18.9 | operational | 7.9 |
| Leverton Farm Energy Barn | battery storage | 10 | operational | 7.9 |
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 (53.2501, -0.4458).