Leverton Farm Energy Barn (10 MW battery storage)
Leverton Farm Energy Barn is a 10 MW battery storage project in West Lindsey, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 January 2018; the record was last updated on 11 December 2018.
10 MWbattery storage
operationalstatus in REPD
11 December 2018record last updated
West Lindseycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 4 July 2014 | Application submitted |
| 1 November 2017 | Construction started |
| 1 January 2018 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 10 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 11 December 2018
- Operator or applicant
- Eelpower
- Planning authority
- West Lindsey
- Planning application reference
- not recorded
- Address (REPD)
- Leverton Farm, Birch Holt Farm, Burton Lincoln, Lincoln
- Council area (by location)
- West Lindsey
- Name in REPD
- Leverton Farm - Energy Barn
- REPD reference
- 6917
Who decides
| Applications | West Lindsey | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 26 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (27%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 21 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 3 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 11.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 3 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birch Holt Solar Farm | solar farm | 20 | refused on appeal | 0.4 |
| Middle Street | solar farm | 20 | refused on appeal | 1.4 |
| South Carlton | solar farm | 29 | application submitted | 1.8 |
| Springwell Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 800 | approved, not built | 3.4 |
| Ferry Lane, Skellingthorpe | solar farm | 20.2 | approved, not built | 3.6 |
| Barfield Lane, Reepham | battery storage | 53 | application submitted | 7.9 |
| West Burton Solar Project | solar farm | 480 | approved, not built | 8.4 |
| The Old Airfield Solar Photovoltaic Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 8.8 |
| Whisby Quarry, Eagle Road | floating solar | 18 | approved, not built | 9.1 |
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 (53.26, -0.564).