Hill Rise, Coleby (1,000 MW battery storage)
Hill Rise, Coleby is a 1,000 MW battery storage project in North Kesteven, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 15 May 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 2 June 2025.
1,000 MWbattery storage
application submittedstatus in REPD
2 June 2025record last updated
North Kestevencouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 15 May 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 1,000 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 2 June 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Navenby Energy Limited
- Planning authority
- North Kesteven
- Planning application reference
- 25/0533/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- The S/O Hill Rise, W/O Coleby & N/O Navenby, Lincoln
- Council area (by location)
- North Kesteven
- Name in REPD
- Hill Rise, Coleby - Battery Energy Storage
- REPD reference
- 18790
Who decides
| Applications | North Kesteven | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 35 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 3 (9%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 29 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 0 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 10.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Man Road, Navenby | battery storage | 400 | application submitted | 2.8 |
| Fosse Green Energy | solar farm | 350 | application submitted | 7.2 |
| Branston solar park | solar farm | 18.9 | operational | 7.3 |
| Branston Solar Park (extension) | solar farm | 40 | under construction | 7.8 |
| Whisby Quarry, Eagle Road | floating solar | 18 | approved, not built | 10.0 |
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 (53.1315, -0.5448).