Burwell (50 MW battery storage)
Burwell is a 50 MW battery storage project in East Cambridgeshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 17 February 2022; the record was last updated on 11 March 2024.
50 MWbattery storage
operationalstatus in REPD
11 March 2024record last updated
East Cambridgeshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 19 December 2017 | Application submitted |
| 5 April 2018 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 October 2021 | Construction started |
| 17 February 2022 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 50 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 11 March 2024
- Operator or applicant
- SMS Energy Services
- Planning authority
- East Cambridgeshire
- Planning application reference
- 17/02205/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Burwell
- Council area (by location)
- East Cambridgeshire
- Time to decision
- 15 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Burwell - Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 15994
Who decides
| Applications | East Cambridgeshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 30 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 1 (3%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 22 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 8 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 15.8 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weirs Drove, Burwell | battery storage | 30 | application submitted | 0.5 |
| Long Barrow Solar Farm Project | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 0.9 |
| Reach Road | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 1.0 |
| Land Southwest of Hightown Drove, Burwell | battery storage | 90 | refused | 1.0 |
| Burwell Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | under construction | 1.0 |
| Anchor Lane, Burwell | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 1.5 |
| Goosehall Solar Farm | solar farm | 39.5 | operational | 1.7 |
| Burwell Anchor Lane Farm, Newnham Drove | solar farm | 50 | approved, not built | 1.7 |
| Goose Hall Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | approved, not built | 1.9 |
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 (52.2786, 0.3163).