Derehams Farm, Derehams Lane (126 MW battery storage)

Derehams Farm, Derehams Lane is a 126 MW battery storage project in Buckinghamshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 15 November 2023, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 20 December 2023. The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.

Data: REPD July 2026 extract · calculated 7 November 2026 · Methodology and sources

126 MWbattery storage

application submittedmay be out of datestatus in REPD

20 December 2023record last updated

Buckinghamshirecouncil area

The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. 32% of applications still shown as pending in REPD were submitted more than two years ago, and only 37% of pending records were updated in the last 12 months, so some of them may already have been decided.

Planning timeline

Date	Stage
15 November 2023	Application submitted

Project details

Technology: battery storage (stand-alone storage)
Capacity: 126 MW
Status (REPD): application submitted
Record last updated: 20 December 2023
Operator or applicant: Newton Energi Limited
Planning authority: Buckinghamshire
Planning application reference: 23/07053/FUL
Address (REPD): Derehams Farm Derehams Lane Loudwater
Council area (by location): Buckinghamshire
Name in REPD: Derehams Farm, Derehams Lane - Battery Storage
REPD reference: 15544

Earlier applications for this site

Application	MW	Submitted	Outcome
Derehams Farm, Derehams Lane 22/07255/FUL	50	8 November 2022	withdrawn 5 May 2023

Who decides

Applications	Buckinghamshire	UK
Decided applications (solar, wind, battery)	80	10,236
Refused	19 (24%)	19%
Solar refused	14 of 68	12%
Onshore wind refused	2 of 3	45%
Battery storage refused	3 of 9	16%
Median time from submission to decision	15.4 weeks	17.0 weeks
Appeals lodged / allowed	6 / 7	—

Other large projects within 10 km

Project	Type	MW	Status	km
Derehams Farm, Derehams Lane	battery storage	40	operational	<0.1
Salters Lane	solar farm	42	application submitted	3.3
Coldmoorholme Lane Battery Storage	battery storage	7.2	refused	3.8
Land North of Marlow Landfill Site	solar farm	5	refused	4.8
Mop End Farm, Mop End Lane	battery storage	500	application submitted	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 (51.6114, -0.694).