Jenny Field Drive (5 MW battery storage)
Jenny Field Drive is a 5 MW battery storage project in North Yorkshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 19 January 2018, not yet built; the record was last updated on 11 October 2023. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 19 January 2021, so the project may not go ahead in this form. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 19 January 2021, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 6 November 2017 | Application submitted |
| 19 January 2018 | Planning permission granted |
| 19 January 2021 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 11 October 2023
- Operator or applicant
- Enstor Power
- Planning authority
- North Yorkshire
- Planning application reference
- 17/04644/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- The Hydro, Jenny Field Drive, Harrogate,
- Council area (by location)
- North Yorkshire
- Time to decision
- 11 weeks
- REPD reference
- 7075
Who decides
| Applications | North Yorkshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 165 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 28 (17%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 15 of 112 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 8 of 24 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 5 of 29 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 15.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 13 / 12 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low Moor Lane, Scotton | battery storage | 200 | application submitted | 4.5 |
| High Boar Wind Farm | wind farm | 8 | refused | 4.6 |
| Penny Pot Wind Farm | wind farm | 21 | application withdrawn | 5.7 |
| Knabs Ridge Windfarm | wind farm | 16 | operational | 6.5 |
| Station Lane, South Stainley | solar farm | 10 | approved, not built | 6.8 |
| Kellingley Farm, Stocking Lane | battery storage | 240 | application submitted | 7.0 |
| Cayton Solar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 7.3 |
| Wormald Green Solar Farm | solar farm | 43 | approved, not built | 8.0 |
| Wormald Green | battery storage | 33 | operational | 8.2 |
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 (54.0032, -1.5501).