Energy Park Facility & Battery Storage (1,000 MW)
Energy Park Facility & Battery Storage is a 1,000 MW battery storage project in Harborough, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 15 August 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 26 September 2025.
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application submittedstatus in REPD
26 September 2025record last updated
Harboroughcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 15 August 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 1,000 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 26 September 2025
- Operator or applicant
- NatPower UK
- Planning authority
- Harborough
- Planning application reference
- 25/00550/OUT
- Address (REPD)
- Lambcote Hill Farm Swinford Road Walcote
- Council area (by location)
- Harborough
- Name in REPD
- Swinford Energy Park - Energy Park Facility & Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 19534
Who decides
| Applications | Harborough | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 20 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (25%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 14 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 4 of 5 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 1 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 13.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swinford Wind Farm | wind farm | 22 | operational | 2.7 |
| Swinford Wind Farm | solar farm | 20 | under construction | 2.7 |
| Northfield House Solar Farm | solar farm | 26 | operational | 3.8 |
| Solar Farm & Battery Storage at North of South Kilworth Road | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 4.5 |
| Lilbourne Wind Farm | wind farm | 10 | operational | 4.6 |
| School Farm | solar farm | 12 | refused | 5.4 |
| Swift Wind Farm | wind farm | 8 | application withdrawn | 5.4 |
| Streetfield Farm | solar farm | 18.3 | operational | 6.6 |
| Swift Wind Farm (Bransford Bridge) | wind farm | 8 | refused on appeal | 6.7 |
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 (52.4352, -1.1576).