High Road, Saddlebow (50 MW battery storage)
High Road, Saddlebow is a 50 MW battery storage project in King's Lynn and West Norfolk, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 29 July 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 16 August 2024.
50 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
16 August 2024record last updated
King's Lynn and West Norfolkcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 7 July 2022 | Application submitted |
| 25 April 2023 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 19 July 2023 | Appeal lodged |
| 29 July 2024 | Planning permission granted |
| 29 July 2024 | Appeal allowed |
| 29 July 2027 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 50 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 16 August 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Lynn Power Limited
- Planning authority
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk
- Planning application reference
- 22/01151/FM
- Appeal reference
- 23/00032/REF
- Address (REPD)
- NW of High Road Saddlebow
- Council area (by location)
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk
- Time to decision
- 108 weeks
- Name in REPD
- High Road, Saddlebow - Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 11648
Who decides
| Applications | King's Lynn and West Norfolk | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 60 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 11 (18%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 5 of 38 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 3 of 6 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 16 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 14.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 7 / 8 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estuary Farm, Edward Benefer Way Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 4.2 |
| Ongar Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 22 | refused on appeal | 7.3 |
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 (52.7248, 0.3798).