Humberfield Recycling Centre (30 MW battery storage)
Humberfield Recycling Centre is a 30 MW battery storage project in East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 28 July 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 10 November 2025.
30 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
10 November 2025record last updated
East Riding of Yorkshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 13 May 2025 | Application submitted |
| 28 July 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 28 July 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 30 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 10 November 2025
- Operator or applicant
- FCC Environment
- Planning authority
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Planning application reference
- 25/01104/PLF
- Address (REPD)
- Nw/O Humber Field Roundabout, Hessle
- Council area (by location)
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Time to decision
- 11 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Humberfield Recycling Centre - Battery Energy Storage Facility
- REPD reference
- 19009
Who decides
| Applications | East Riding of Yorkshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 143 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 26 (18%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 59 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 24 of 63 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 21 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 18.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 4 / 10 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melton Waste Park | wind farm | 5 | operational | 4.8 |
| Melton Common Wind Cluster | wind farm | 5 | operational | 5.2 |
| Cottingham Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.3 |
| Wren Kitchens & Bedrooms, Parrott Street | rooftop solar | 6.6 | under construction | 6.1 |
| Snuff Mill Lane Gates Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 9.7 | application withdrawn | 6.9 |
| Creyke Beck Substation Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 7.0 |
| Croxby Hall Farm, Inglemire Lane Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 9.7 | application withdrawn | 7.5 |
| Creyke Beck | battery storage | 49.9 | operational | 8.8 |
| Saxby Wold Wind Farm | wind farm | 36 | refused on appeal | 8.9 |
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 (53.7233, -0.4616).