Bowesfield Flexible Energy Park (8 MW)
Bowesfield Flexible Energy Park is an 8 MW battery storage project in Stockton-on-Tees, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 15 October 2021, not yet built; the record was last updated on 15 October 2021. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 15 October 2024, so the project may not go ahead in this form. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 15 October 2024, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 6 January 2021 | Application submitted |
| 15 October 2021 | Planning permission granted |
| 15 October 2024 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 15 October 2021
- Operator or applicant
- Banks Group
- Planning authority
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Planning application reference
- 20/2721/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- E/O Compass Royston Travel, Bowesfield Crescent
- Council area (by location)
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Time to decision
- 40 weeks
- REPD reference
- 8399
Who decides
| Applications | Stockton-on-Tees | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 32 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 0 (0%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 20 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 0 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 9 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 16.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambs Hill | wind farm | 8 | operational | 1.0 |
| The Brick Bank | battery storage | 7 | permission expired | 2.9 |
| Eaglescliffe Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 2.9 |
| Norton Bottoms | solar farm | 5 | application withdrawn | 4.4 |
| Letch Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 10.8 | approved, not built | 6.2 |
| The Carrs - Meadow Farm Energy storage facility | battery storage | 57 | approved, not built | 6.5 |
| California Farm Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 6.5 |
| Belasis Avenue | battery storage | 75 | approved, not built | 6.6 |
| Seamer Windfarm - Stockton on Tees | wind farm | 6 | operational | 6.7 |
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 (54.5465, -1.3112).