Fairfields Energy Storage System (1,025 MW)
Fairfields Energy Storage System is a 1,025 MW battery storage project in South Derbyshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 17 March 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 3 October 2025.
1,025 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
3 October 2025record last updated
South Derbyshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 13 June 2024 | Application submitted |
| 17 March 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 17 March 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 1,025 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 3 October 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Novus Renewable Services
- Planning authority
- South Derbyshire
- Planning application reference
- DMPA/2024/0789
- Address (REPD)
- Land at Barr Hall Farm, Drakelow,
- Council area (by location)
- South Derbyshire
- Time to decision
- 40 weeks
- REPD reference
- 14018
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barn Farm - Batter Energy Storage Facility | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | <0.1 |
| Drakelow | battery storage | 1,000 | application submitted | 0.5 |
| Drakelow Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 2.0 |
| Solar Farm & Battery Storage at W/O Rosliston & E/O Walton on Trent | solar farm | 138 | approved, not built | 2.8 |
| Caldwell Road | battery storage | 90 | approved, not built | 3.4 |
| Breach Farm Energy Barn | battery storage | 40 | approved, not built | 4.5 |
| Mount Road, Castle Gresley | battery storage | 20 | approved, not built | 5.6 |
| Park Road | solar farm | 5 | refused | 5.9 |
| Brizlincote Hall Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | refused | 6.3 |
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 (52.7628, -1.6762).