Lapwing Fen 2 Battery Storage Plant (250 MW)
Lapwing Fen 2 Battery Storage Plant is a 250 MW battery storage project in Fenland, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction since 1 June 2022; the record was last updated on 8 June 2022.
250 MWbattery storage
under constructionstatus in REPD
8 June 2022record last updated
Fenlandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 25 November 2019 | Application submitted |
| 27 April 2020 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 June 2022 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 250 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 8 June 2022
- Operator or applicant
- Tribus Clean Energy
- Planning authority
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk
- Planning application reference
- 19/02004/FM
- Address (REPD)
- Flower Farm, The Marsh, Walpole St. Andrew, Wisbech,
- Council area (by location)
- Fenland
- Time to decision
- 22 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Lapwing Fen 2 - Battery Storage Plant
- REPD reference
- 7614
Who decides
| Applications | King's Lynn and West Norfolk | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 60 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 11 (18%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 5 of 38 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 3 of 6 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 16 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 14.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 7 / 8 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lapwing Fen II, Crown Farm | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 0.6 |
| Gunthorpe Road, Marsh Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 1.4 |
| Model Farm | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 1.6 |
| Walpole Bank | solar farm | 40 | under construction | 1.9 |
| Walpole St Andrew | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 2.2 |
| Walpole Sub Station, Walpole Bank | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 2.3 |
| Rose And Crown Farm | solar farm | 30 | operational | 2.5 |
| The Grange Wind Farm | wind farm | 14 | operational | 2.5 |
| Walpole Sub Station, Walpole Bank | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 2.5 |
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 (52.7286, 0.1722).