Kirkhaw Lane Battery Storage Energy (150 MW)
Kirkhaw Lane Battery Storage Energy is a 150 MW battery storage project in Wakefield, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 23 March 2026; the record was last updated on 31 March 2026.
150 MWbattery storage
operationalstatus in REPD
31 March 2026record last updated
Wakefieldcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 11 November 2021 | Application submitted |
| 6 June 2023 | Planning permission granted |
| 23 March 2026 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 150 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 31 March 2026
- Operator or applicant
- SSE Enterprise Contracting
- Planning authority
- Wakefield
- Planning application reference
- 21/02758/CPL
- Address (REPD)
- Ferrybridge Power Station, Kirkhaw Lane, Knottingley
- Council area (by location)
- Wakefield
- Time to decision
- 82 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Kirkhaw Lane - Battery Storage Energy
- REPD reference
- 10022
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirkhaw Lane Battery Storage Energy 21/02055/CPL | 100 | 10 August 2021 | replaced by a revised application |
Who decides
| Applications | Wakefield | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 45 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (16%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 5 of 36 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 8 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 9.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 3 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirkhaw Lane | battery storage | 20 | operational | 0.3 |
| Kirkhaw Lane | battery storage | 100 | abandoned | 0.4 |
| Rawfield Lane | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 3.0 |
| Knottingley A | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.0 |
| Monk Fryston Battery Storage | battery storage | 320 | under construction | 3.7 |
| Monk Fryston Battery Storage | battery storage | 57 | under construction | 3.8 |
| Pontefract Wind Farm | wind farm | 12 | refused on appeal | 4.4 |
| Stocking Lane Battery Energy Facility | battery storage | 200 | application submitted | 4.7 |
| Leys Lane | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 4.8 |
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 (53.7211, -1.276).