Breach Farm Energy Barn (40 MW battery storage)

Breach Farm Energy Barn is a 40 MW battery storage project in South Derbyshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 15 August 2017, not yet built; the record was last updated on 27 May 2022. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 1 May 2021, so the project may not go ahead in this form. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.

Data: REPD July 2026 extract · calculated 7 November 2026 · Methodology and sources

40 MWbattery storage

approved, not builtmay be out of datestatus in REPD

27 May 2022record last updated

South Derbyshirecouncil area

REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 1 May 2021, so the project may not go ahead in this form.

Planning timeline

Date	Stage
18 May 2017	Application submitted
15 August 2017	Planning permission granted
1 May 2021	Permission expired

Project details

Technology: battery storage (stand-alone storage)
Capacity: 40 MW
Status (REPD): approved, not built
Record last updated: 27 May 2022
Operator or applicant: Bluefield Solar Income Fund
Planning authority: South Derbyshire
Planning application reference: 9/2017/0541
Address (REPD): Breach Farm, Caldwell, Swadlincote,
Council area (by location): South Derbyshire
Time to decision: 13 weeks
Name in REPD: Breach Farm - Energy Barn
REPD reference: 6914

Earlier applications for this site

Application	MW	Submitted	Outcome
Breach Farm 9/2017/0154	40	16 February 2017	withdrawn 5 May 2017

Who decides

Applications	South Derbyshire	UK
Decided applications (solar, wind, battery)	26	10,236
Refused	5 (19%)	19%
Solar refused	4 of 14	12%
Battery storage refused	1 of 12	16%
Median time from submission to decision	28.6 weeks	17.0 weeks
Appeals lodged / allowed	1 / 1	—

Other large projects within 10 km

Project	Type	MW	Status	km
Caldwell Road	battery storage	90	approved, not built	1.1
Mount Road, Castle Gresley	battery storage	20	approved, not built	1.5
Park Road	solar farm	5	refused	1.8
Brizlincote Hall Solar Farm	solar farm	5	refused	2.9
Solar Farm & Battery Storage at W/O Rosliston & E/O Walton on Trent	solar farm	138	approved, not built	3.0
Drakelow Solar Farm	solar farm	5	operational	3.1
Park Road, Overseal	battery storage	50	approved, not built	3.5
Lullington Solar Park	solar farm	44	application submitted	3.6
Barn Farm - Batter Energy Storage Facility	battery storage	200	approved, not built	4.5

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 (52.7667, -1.6098).