High Brockland Farm, Brock Lane (70 MW battery storage)
High Brockland Farm, Brock Lane is a 70 MW battery storage project in Northumberland, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 7 January 2026, not yet built; the record was last updated on 27 January 2026.
70 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
27 January 2026record last updated
Northumberlandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 15 May 2025 | Application submitted |
| 7 January 2026 | Planning permission granted |
| 7 January 2029 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 70 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 27 January 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Bluefield Renewable Developments Limited
- Planning authority
- Northumberland
- Planning application reference
- 25/01726/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- S/O High Brockland Farm, Brock Lane, West Sleekburn, Bedlington
- Council area (by location)
- Northumberland
- Time to decision
- 34 weeks
- Name in REPD
- High Brockland Farm, Brock Lane - Battery Energy Storage System
- REPD reference
- 18250
Who decides
| Applications | Northumberland | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 82 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 31 (38%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 36 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 25 of 34 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 12 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 33.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 4 / 10 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Sleekburn Battery Storage Compound | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 0.6 |
| Broadway House Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 50 | approved, not built | 4.3 |
| Low Horton Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 50 | approved, not built | 5.1 |
| Lynemouth Windfarm (Resubmission) | wind farm | 26 | operational | 5.1 |
| Burnt House Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 50 | approved, not built | 5.4 |
| Burnt House Farm, Nedderton Village | battery storage | 50 | application submitted | 5.4 |
| Low Horton | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 7.9 |
| Aesica Pharmaceuticals | wind farm | 6 | refused | 8.5 |
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 (55.1559, -1.5524).