Buslingthorpe Green (49.9 MW battery storage)
Buslingthorpe Green is a 49.9 MW battery storage project in Leeds, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 9 July 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 29 July 2025.
49.9 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
29 July 2025record last updated
Leedscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 9 May 2024 | Application submitted |
| 9 July 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 9 July 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 29 July 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Living Power Plc
- Planning authority
- Leeds
- Planning application reference
- 24/02389/FU
- Address (REPD)
- Buslingthorpe Green, Penraevon Industrial Estate, Leeds
- Council area (by location)
- Leeds
- Time to decision
- 61 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Buslingthorpe Green - Battery Energy Storage
- REPD reference
- 16437
Who decides
| Applications | Leeds | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 68 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (10%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 58 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 4 of 9 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 7.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 4 | — |
UK: all UK planning authorities. Counted under these REPD planning authority names: Leeds, West Yorkshire.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redcote Lane, Armley | battery storage | 60 | approved, not built | 3.1 |
| Skelton Grange Battery Storage Facility | battery storage | 99 | approved, not built | 5.4 |
| Westfield Road, Carlton | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 8.9 |
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 (53.8149, -1.5437).