Fenwick Solar Farm & Battery Storage (238 MW)
Fenwick Solar Farm & Battery Storage is a 238 MW solar farm project in Doncaster, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 18 February 2026, not yet built; the record was last updated on 3 March 2026. As a nationally significant project, it was decided by the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero on a Development Consent Order after examination by the Planning Inspectorate (EN010152).
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 November 2024 | Application submitted |
| 18 February 2026 | Development consent granted (Secretary of State) |
| 18 February 2031 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 238 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 3 March 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Boom Developments Limited
- Planning authority
- The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure
- Planning application reference
- EN010152
- Site area
- 509.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Thorpe Marsh Substation, Barnby Dun, Doncaster
- Council area (by location)
- Doncaster
- Time to decision
- 68 weeks
- REPD reference
- 14098
The scheme also includes battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (approved, not built).
Official project record at the Planning Inspectorate (EN010152)
Who decides
As a nationally significant project, it was decided by the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero on a Development Consent Order after examination by the Planning Inspectorate (EN010152). All Energy Secretary decisions on solar and wind farms. The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure refused 7% of 46 decided solar, wind and battery applications in REPD (median 73 weeks to a decision). Across all UK planning authorities 19% of 10,236 decided applications were refused.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thorpe Marsh Power Station, Marsh Lane | battery storage | 1,400 | approved, not built | 0.3 |
| Thorpe Marsh Power Station | battery storage | 1,450 | approved, not built | 0.3 |
| Fordtead Lane, Thorpe Marsh Battery Energy Facility | battery storage | 180 | approved, not built | 2.0 |
| The Balk, Almholme | battery storage | 1,025 | approved, not built | 3.1 |
| The Balk, Almholme Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 3.1 |
| Warren Farm Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 4.5 |
| Cutts Bros, Wharf Road | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 5.9 |
| Askern Colliery solar farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.6 |
| Long Lands Lane | battery storage | 12 | abandoned | 8.1 |
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 (53.5794, -1.0889).