Barlow Road, Barlow Road (80 MW battery storage)
Barlow Road, Barlow Road is an 80 MW battery storage project in North Yorkshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application withdrawn on 7 February 2025; the record was last updated on 4 March 2025.
80 MWbattery storage
application withdrawnstatus in REPD
4 March 2025record last updated
North Yorkshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 15 August 2023 | Application submitted |
| 7 February 2025 | Application withdrawn |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 80 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application withdrawn
- Record last updated
- 4 March 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Vox Energy Limited
- Planning authority
- North Yorkshire
- Planning application reference
- ZG2023/0720/FULM
- Address (REPD)
- Home Farm, Barlow Road, Barlow, Selby
- Council area (by location)
- North Yorkshire
- Name in REPD
- Barlow Road, Barlow Road - Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 14715
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barlow Road, Barlow 2021/1154/FUL | 50 | 8 November 2021 | withdrawn 18 October 2022 |
| Barlow Road, Barlow Road 2022/1257/FULM | 80 | 8 November 2022 | replaced by a revised application |
Who decides
| Applications | North Yorkshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 165 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 28 (17%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 15 of 112 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 8 of 24 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 5 of 29 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 15.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 13 / 12 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newlands Farm, Turnham Lane | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 1.9 |
| Cleek Hall | wind farm | 15 | abandoned | 3.1 |
| Hull Road, Lund | battery storage | 40 | approved, not built | 3.8 |
| Osgodby Grange, Osgodby Solar Energy | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 3.9 |
| Camblesforth Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 4.8 |
| Scalm Park / Bishopwood | wind farm | 17.5 | appeal withdrawn | 5.9 |
| Scalm Park, Wistow Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 5.9 |
| Drax Re-Power | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 6.1 |
| Lakeside Energy Storage Facility | battery storage | 99.9 | approved, not built | 6.3 |
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 (53.7732, -1.0575).