Callywhite Lane Commercial Estate (18 MW battery storage)
Callywhite Lane Commercial Estate is an 18 MW battery storage project in North East Derbyshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: abandoned; the record was last updated on 20 April 2020.
18 MWbattery storage
abandonedstatus in REPD
20 April 2020record last updated
North East Derbyshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 12 October 2017 | Application submitted |
| 22 December 2020 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 18 MW
- Status (REPD)
- abandoned
- Record last updated
- 20 April 2020
- Operator or applicant
- Volta Energy Storage
- Planning authority
- North East Derbyshire
- Planning application reference
- 17/01072/FL
- Address (REPD)
- Land On The West Side, Callywhite Lane, Kilner Vaccumation Co Ltd, Dronfield, South Yorkshire
- Council area (by location)
- North East Derbyshire
- REPD reference
- 7087
Who decides
| Applications | North East Derbyshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 29 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (17%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 19 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 4 of 10 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 15.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Breck | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.2 |
| Lodge Farm, Calow | battery storage | 25 | approved, not built | 8.6 |
| Inkersall Road, Staveley Solar Photovoltaic Farm And Battery Storage | solar farm | 31 | operational | 8.7 |
| Arkwright Solar Farm | solar farm | 8 | operational | 8.9 |
| Land To The East Of Back Lane | solar farm | 5 | operational | 9.5 |
| Land South East of Low Common Farm | solar farm | 8.3 | refused | 9.8 |
| Cherry Tree Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 9.9 |
| Calow Green Farm | battery storage | 20 | operational | 10.0 |
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 (53.299, -1.4498).