Gainsborough Road, Saundby (120 MW battery storage)
Gainsborough Road, Saundby is a 120 MW battery storage project in Bassetlaw, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction since 1 June 2026; the record was last updated on 8 June 2026.
120 MWbattery storage
under constructionstatus in REPD
8 June 2026record last updated
Bassetlawcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 17 March 2022 | Application submitted |
| 14 July 2022 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 June 2026 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 120 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 8 June 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Enso Energy / Cero Generation
- Planning authority
- Bassetlaw
- Planning application reference
- 22/00358/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- E/O Bumble Bee Farm, Saundby Road, Gainsborough Road, Saundby
- Council area (by location)
- Bassetlaw
- Time to decision
- 17 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Gainsborough Road, Saundby - Battery Storage Facility
- REPD reference
- 9816
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gainsborough Road, Saundby Solar Farm | solar farm | 78 | under construction | <0.1 |
| Saundby Wind Farm | wind farm | 15 | application withdrawn | 1.7 |
| Steeple Renewables Project | solar farm | 450 | application submitted | 2.0 |
| West Burton Power Station, North Road | battery storage | 500 | approved, not built | 2.0 |
| West Burton | battery storage | 49 | operational | 2.6 |
| Old Trent Road, Beckingham | battery storage | 80 | application withdrawn | 2.8 |
| Wood Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 4.4 |
| Chainbridge Road | solar | 8 | application withdrawn | 6.8 |
| Cottam wind farm | wind farm | 6.9 | application withdrawn | 7.1 |
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 (53.3829, -0.8221).