Calow Green Farm (20 MW battery storage)
Calow Green Farm is a 20 MW battery storage project in North East Derbyshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 October 2019; the record was last updated on 31 March 2023.
20 MWbattery storage
operationalstatus in REPD
31 March 2023record last updated
North East Derbyshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 10 September 2018 | Application submitted |
| 1 April 2019 | Construction started |
| 1 October 2019 | Operational |
| 31 March 2020 | Planning permission granted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 20 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 31 March 2023
- Operator or applicant
- Arlington Energy (formerly Enso Energy)
- Planning authority
- North East Derbyshire
- Planning application reference
- 18/01011/FL
- Address (REPD)
- Calow Green Farm, Calow Green, Calow, Chesterfield, Derbyshire
- Council area (by location)
- North East Derbyshire
- Time to decision
- 81 weeks
- REPD reference
- 7140
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land To The East Of Back Lane | solar farm | 5 | operational | 0.6 |
| Hasland Photovoltaic Solar Park | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 1.1 |
| Lodge Farm, Calow | battery storage | 25 | approved, not built | 1.4 |
| Lings Farm, Birkin Lane | solar farm | 9 | application submitted | 2.5 |
| Cherry Tree Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 2.7 |
| Arkwright Solar Farm | solar farm | 8 | operational | 3.5 |
| Langer Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 7.5 | approved, not built | 4.7 |
| Inkersall Road, Staveley Solar Photovoltaic Farm And Battery Storage | solar farm | 31 | operational | 4.8 |
| Stockley Hill Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | refused | 5.3 |
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 (53.2216, -1.3743).