Cleator (10 MW battery storage)
Cleator is a 10 MW battery storage project in Cumberland, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 8 January 2018; the record was last updated on 3 January 2019.
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operationalstatus in REPD
3 January 2019record last updated
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Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 8 August 2017 | Construction started |
| 8 January 2018 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 10 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 3 January 2019
- Operator or applicant
- Low Carbon Storage Investment Company/ VLC
- Planning authority
- Cumberland
- Planning application reference
- not recorded
- Address (REPD)
- Cleator, Cumbria
- Council area (by location)
- Cumberland
- REPD reference
- 7177
Who decides
| Applications | Cumberland | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 91 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 30 (33%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 32 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 25 of 45 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 14 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 22.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 7 / 9 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleator Energy Storage Facility Extension | battery storage | 5 | application submitted | 0.1 |
| Cleator Solar Park | solar farm | 5 | refused on appeal | 0.3 |
| Woodend And Moor Row, Egremont | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 1.0 |
| Yeorton Hall Farm | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 5.3 |
| Weddicar Rigg Wind Farm | wind farm | 12 | refused on appeal | 6.3 |
| Fairfield Farm | wind farm | 6.5 | operational | 8.4 |
| Fairfield Farm | wind farm | 7.8 | application withdrawn | 8.4 |
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 (54.5034, -3.5293).