Cleveland Potash (6 MW battery storage)
Cleveland Potash is a 6 MW battery storage project in Redcar and Cleveland, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 October 2017; the record was last updated on 16 May 2019.
6 MWbattery storage
operationalstatus in REPD
16 May 2019record last updated
Redcar and Clevelandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 7 January 2016 | Application submitted |
| 2 March 2016 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 June 2017 | Construction started |
| 1 October 2017 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 6 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 16 May 2019
- Operator or applicant
- Kiwi Power
- Planning authority
- Redcar and Cleveland
- Planning application reference
- NYM/2015/0922/FL
- Address (REPD)
- Boulby Mine, Loftus, Saltburn-by-the-Sea, Cleveland
- Council area (by location)
- Redcar and Cleveland
- Time to decision
- 8 weeks
- REPD reference
- 6892
Who decides
| Applications | Redcar and Cleveland | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 17 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 1 (6%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 9 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 2 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 6 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 13.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 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 (54.5561, -0.8216).