Cutts Bros, Wharf Road (50 MW battery storage)
Cutts Bros, Wharf Road is a 50 MW battery storage project in Doncaster, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 29 October 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 12 November 2024.
50 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
12 November 2024record last updated
Doncastercouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 28 May 2024 | Application submitted |
| 29 October 2024 | Planning permission granted |
| 29 October 2029 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 50 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 12 November 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Newton Energi Limited
- Planning authority
- Doncaster
- Planning application reference
- 24/00841/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Cutts Bros, Wharf Road, Doncaster
- Council area (by location)
- Doncaster
- Time to decision
- 22 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Cutts Bros, Wharf Road - Battery Storage Facility
- REPD reference
- 16514
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cutts Bros, Wharf Road 23/01843/FUL | 50 | 25 October 2023 | refused 12 December 2023 |
Who decides
| Applications | Doncaster | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 43 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 3 (7%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 27 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 5 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 11 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 17.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J3 Business Park | battery storage | 16 | approved, not built | 3.2 |
| J3 Business Park | battery storage | 10 | under construction | 3.2 |
| The Balk, Almholme Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 3.9 |
| The Balk, Almholme | battery storage | 1,025 | approved, not built | 3.9 |
| Fordtead Lane, Thorpe Marsh Battery Energy Facility | battery storage | 180 | approved, not built | 4.1 |
| Fenwick Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 238 | approved, not built | 5.9 |
| Thorpe Marsh Power Station, Marsh Lane | battery storage | 1,400 | approved, not built | 6.1 |
| Thorpe Marsh Power Station | battery storage | 1,450 | approved, not built | 6.1 |
| Marr Hall Farm, Barnsley Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 40 | refused | 6.2 |
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 (53.5321, -1.1292).