Brinsworth Road, Brinsworth (40 MW battery storage)
Brinsworth Road, Brinsworth is a 40 MW battery storage project in Rotherham, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 9 September 2024, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 30 September 2024.
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application submittedstatus in REPD
30 September 2024record last updated
Rotherhamcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 9 September 2024 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 40 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 30 September 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Root Power South Limited
- Planning authority
- Rotherham
- Planning application reference
- RB2024/1307
- Address (REPD)
- N/O Brinsworth Road, Brinsworth, Rotherham
- Council area (by location)
- Rotherham
- Name in REPD
- Brinsworth Road, Brinsworth - Battery Energy storage
- REPD reference
- 17119
Who decides
| Applications | Rotherham | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 31 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (6%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 16 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 0 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 12 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 8.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn Meadows | battery storage | 10 | operational | 2.7 |
| Whitestone Solar Farm | solar farm | 750 | application submitted | 3.7 |
| Maltby Solar Farm | solar farm | 20 | application submitted | 3.7 |
| Claire Court, Rawmarsh Road | battery storage | 40 | approved, not built | 4.2 |
| Petre Street | battery storage | 20 | permission expired | 4.6 |
| Penny Hill Lane | wind farm | 19.8 | operational | 5.5 |
| New South Farm, Piper Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 31.2 | application submitted | 6.4 |
| Land At Penny Hill Lane | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 6.6 |
| Thurcroft Interchange Energy Park | battery storage | 50 | application submitted | 6.6 |
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 (53.3999, -1.3757).