Blackdyke Farm, Blackford (340 MW battery storage)
Blackdyke Farm, Blackford is a 340 MW battery storage project in Cumberland, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 13 March 2026; the record was last updated on 10 July 2026.
340 MWbattery storage
refusedstatus in REPD
10 July 2026record last updated
Cumberlandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 22 September 2023 | Application submitted |
| 13 March 2026 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 340 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 10 July 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Novus Renewable Services Limited / Story Construction
- Planning authority
- Cumberland
- Planning application reference
- 23/0659
- Address (REPD)
- West of Blackdyke Farm, Blackford
- Council area (by location)
- Cumberland
- Time to decision
- 129 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Blackdyke Farm, Blackford - Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 12710
Who decides
| Applications | Cumberland | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 91 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 30 (33%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 32 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 25 of 45 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 14 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 22.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 7 / 9 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackdyke Farm, Blackford | battery storage | 400 | approved, not built | <0.1 |
| Blackdyke Farm | solar farm | 7.7 | abandoned | 0.3 |
| Blackdyke Farm Battery Storage Project | battery storage | 49.9 | abandoned | 0.9 |
| Low Harker Farm, Low Harker | battery storage | 400 | approved, not built | 1.1 |
| Heathlands | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 1.3 |
| Harker Grid Sub Station | battery storage | 49.9 | permission expired | 1.3 |
| Harker Moss | battery storage | 360 | approved, not built | 1.3 |
| Todhills and Westlinton - Harker Battery Energy Storage Facility | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 1.3 |
| Kingmoor Park | solar farm | 5 | operational | 2.6 |
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 (54.9535, -2.9682).