Lapwing Fen II, Crown Farm (49.9 MW battery storage)
Lapwing Fen II, Crown Farm is a 49.9 MW battery storage project in Fenland, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 5 March 2020, not yet built; the record was last updated on 22 November 2022. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 5 March 2023, 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 5 March 2023, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 25 November 2019 | Application submitted |
| 5 March 2020 | Planning permission granted |
| 5 March 2023 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 22 November 2022
- Operator or applicant
- Private Developer
- Planning authority
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk
- Planning application reference
- 19/02002/FM
- Address (REPD)
- Crown Farm, Mill Road, West Walton, Wisbech,
- Council area (by location)
- Fenland
- Time to decision
- 14 weeks
- REPD reference
- 7606
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 2 Battery Storage Plant | battery storage | 250 | under construction | 0.6 |
| Model Farm | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 1.7 |
| Walpole Bank | solar farm | 40 | under construction | 1.9 |
| Gunthorpe Road, Marsh Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 1.9 |
| Rose And Crown Farm | solar farm | 30 | operational | 2.1 |
| Walpole St Andrew | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 2.3 |
| Walpole Sub Station, Walpole Bank | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 2.3 |
| Walpole Sub Station, Walpole Bank | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 2.6 |
| Walpole Bank | battery storage | 100 | application submitted | 2.7 |
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 (52.7233, 0.1713).