Elkesley Southbound, Elkesley (480 MW battery storage)
Elkesley Southbound, Elkesley is a 480 MW battery storage project in Bassetlaw, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 3 June 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 11 July 2025.
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11 July 2025record last updated
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Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 3 June 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 480 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 11 July 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Mespil Solar Energy
- Planning authority
- Bassetlaw
- Planning application reference
- 25/00519/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Ne/O A1 Elkesley Southbound, Elkesley, Retford
- Council area (by location)
- Bassetlaw
- Name in REPD
- Elkesley Southbound, Elkesley - Battery Energy Storage System
- REPD reference
- 18343
Who decides
| Applications | Bassetlaw | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 40 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (12%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 25 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 5 of 7 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 8 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 13.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adj To The A614 Solar | solar farm | 40 | application submitted | 2.4 |
| Little Morton Solar Farm | solar farm | 14.3 | operational | 2.5 |
| Walkers Wood Solar Park | solar farm | 27 | operational | 3.5 |
| Manton Wood | battery storage | 10 | permission expired | 6.9 |
| Bellmoor Grassland | solar | 5 | abandoned | 7.6 |
| Drayton Road, Upton Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 7.6 |
| Rayton Farm Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 34 | approved, not built | 7.7 |
| Tiln Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | under construction | 7.8 |
| Westwood Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 5.1 | operational | 7.8 |
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 (53.2817, -0.9901).