Derby Road, Egginton (100 MW battery storage)
Derby Road, Egginton is a 100 MW battery storage project in South Derbyshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 24 June 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 28 July 2025.
100 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
28 July 2025record last updated
South Derbyshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 29 April 2024 | Application submitted |
| 24 June 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 24 June 2030 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 100 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 28 July 2025
- Operator or applicant
- First Way Solar Limited
- Planning authority
- South Derbyshire
- Planning application reference
- DMPA/2024/0432
- Address (REPD)
- Derby Road, Egginton, Derby
- Council area (by location)
- South Derbyshire
- Time to decision
- 60 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Derby Road, Egginton - Battery Storage Facility
- REPD reference
- 16378
Who decides
| Applications | South Derbyshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 26 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (19%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 14 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 12 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 28.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rollston on Dove, Marston Lane | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 2.7 |
| Solar Farm at Toyota Manufacturing Uk | rooftop solar | 16 | application submitted | 3.3 |
| Claymills Sewage Treatment Works, Meadow Lane | solar farm | 25 | application submitted | 3.6 |
| Newton Solney Solar Farm | solar farm | 21.1 | refused | 4.5 |
| Hoon Hay Manor, Hatton Solar Farm | solar farm | 5.1 | approved, not built | 4.7 |
| Landown Farm, Bakeacre Lane | battery storage | 40 | approved, not built | 5.2 |
| Rolleston Park Farm | solar farm | 18.7 | operational | 5.7 |
| Rolleston Park Farm, Lodge Hill Solar Farm | solar farm | 12 | operational | 5.7 |
| Brizlincote Hall Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | refused | 6.9 |
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 (52.8526, -1.6034).