Blackburn Meadows (10 MW battery storage)
Blackburn Meadows is a 10 MW battery storage project in Sheffield, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 9 October 2017; the record was last updated on 21 March 2019.
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operationalstatus in REPD
21 March 2019record last updated
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Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 19 August 2011 | Application submitted |
| 7 April 2017 | Construction started |
| 9 October 2017 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (co-located with re)
- Capacity
- 10 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 21 March 2019
- Operator or applicant
- E.ON UK
- Planning authority
- Sheffield
- Planning application reference
- not recorded
- Address (REPD)
- Blackburn Meadows in Sheffield, South Yorkshire
- Council area (by location)
- Sheffield
- REPD reference
- 6906
Who decides
| Applications | Sheffield | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 29 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 4 (14%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 21 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 7 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 8.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brinsworth Road, Brinsworth | battery storage | 40 | application submitted | 2.7 |
| Whitestone Solar Farm | solar farm | 750 | application submitted | 3.1 |
| Maltby Solar Farm | solar farm | 20 | application submitted | 3.1 |
| Claire Court, Rawmarsh Road | battery storage | 40 | approved, not built | 3.3 |
| Petre Street | battery storage | 20 | permission expired | 3.7 |
| Yarra Industrial Estate, Loicher Lane | battery storage | 20 | approved, not built | 4.5 |
| Penny Hill Lane | wind farm | 19.8 | operational | 7.8 |
| Thurcroft Interchange Energy Park | battery storage | 50 | application submitted | 8.3 |
| Thurcroft Interchange Energy Park Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 8.3 |
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 (53.4201, -1.3985).