J3 Business Park (10 MW battery storage)
J3 Business Park is a 10 MW battery storage project in Doncaster, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction since 1 April 2024; the record was last updated on 9 July 2024.
10 MWbattery storage
under constructionstatus in REPD
9 July 2024record last updated
Doncastercouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 26 October 2022 | Application submitted |
| 24 January 2023 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 April 2024 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 10 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 9 July 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Forepower Limited
- Planning authority
- Doncaster
- Planning application reference
- 22/02368/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- J3 Business Park, Wright Business Park, Balby Carr Bank, Balby, Doncaster
- Council area (by location)
- Doncaster
- Time to decision
- 13 weeks
- Name in REPD
- J3 Business Park - Battery Energy Storage Facility
- REPD reference
- 12920
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| J3 Business Park 16/02055/FUL | 1 | 12 August 2016 | replaced by a revised application |
Who decides
| Applications | Doncaster | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 43 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 3 (7%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 27 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 5 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 11 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 17.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J3 Business Park | battery storage | 16 | approved, not built | <0.1 |
| Cutts Bros, Wharf Road | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 3.2 |
| The Balk, Almholme Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 7.1 |
| The Balk, Almholme | battery storage | 1,025 | approved, not built | 7.1 |
| Fordtead Lane, Thorpe Marsh Battery Energy Facility | battery storage | 180 | approved, not built | 7.2 |
| Marr Hall Farm, Barnsley Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 40 | refused | 7.6 |
| Marr Windfarm | wind farm | 8 | operational | 8.1 |
| Partridge Hill Solar Farm | solar farm | 33 | approved, not built | 8.7 |
| Long Lands Lane | battery storage | 12 | abandoned | 8.8 |
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 (53.503, -1.1278).