Canners Lane Energy Park, High Dike (1,000 MW)
Canners Lane Energy Park, High Dike is a 1,000 MW battery storage project in South Kesteven, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 23 September 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 31 October 2025.
1,000 MWbattery storage
application submittedstatus in REPD
31 October 2025record last updated
South Kestevencouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 23 September 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 1,000 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 31 October 2025
- Operator or applicant
- NatPower UK
- Planning authority
- North Kesteven
- Planning application reference
- S25/1534
- Address (REPD)
- East High Dike, Grantham
- Council area (by location)
- South Kesteven
- Name in REPD
- Canners Lane Energy Park, High Dike - Battery Energy Storage
- REPD reference
- 18652
Who decides
| Applications | North Kesteven | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 35 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 3 (9%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 29 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 0 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 10.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Dyke (Mill Farm) | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.6 |
| Ash Tree Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 7.4 |
| Manor Farm | battery storage | 26 | permission expired | 9.0 |
| Side Barn, Church Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 24 | approved, not built | 9.6 |
| Solar Farm at Welby Solar Farm | solar farm | 46 | approved, not built | 9.8 |
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 (52.8461, -0.5682).