Hickling Lane, Swainsthorpe -Battery Storage (114 MW)
Hickling Lane, Swainsthorpe -Battery Storage is a 114 MW battery storage project in South Norfolk, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 13 September 2023, not yet built; the record was last updated on 18 September 2023.
114 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
18 September 2023record last updated
South Norfolkcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 9 March 2023 | Application submitted |
| 13 September 2023 | Planning permission granted |
| 13 September 2026 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 114 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 18 September 2023
- Operator or applicant
- EDF Energy Renewables
- Planning authority
- South Norfolk
- Planning application reference
- 2023/0617
- Address (REPD)
- Land North Of Hickling Lane Swainsthorpe
- Council area (by location)
- South Norfolk
- Time to decision
- 27 weeks
- REPD reference
- 13560
Who decides
| Applications | South Norfolk | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 50 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 8 (16%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 30 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 7 of 7 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 13 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 20.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norwich Substation Storage Facility | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | <0.1 |
| Stoke Lane | battery storage | 130 | approved, not built | 0.9 |
| Hall Farm, Hickling Lane | battery storage | 400 | application submitted | 1.3 |
| Hornsea Project Three | battery storage | 300 | under construction | 1.9 |
| Bloy’s Grove Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.5 |
| Mulbarton Road, Keswick | battery storage | 400 | application submitted | 2.5 |
| Land south of Brick Kiln Road | solar farm | 5 | operational | 2.9 |
| White Horse Lane (Trowse) - Phase 2 | solar farm | 9 | approved, not built | 4.1 |
| Land East of White Horse Lane | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.1 |
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 (52.5735, 1.2757).