Lodge Farm, Calow (25 MW battery storage)
Lodge Farm, Calow is a 25 MW battery storage project in North East Derbyshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 16 July 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 22 August 2025.
25 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
22 August 2025record last updated
North East Derbyshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 4 November 2024 | Application submitted |
| 16 July 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 16 July 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 25 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 22 August 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Enray Power
- Planning authority
- North East Derbyshire
- Planning application reference
- 24/01034/MFL
- Address (REPD)
- Lodge Farm, Top Road, Calow, Chesterfield
- Council area (by location)
- North East Derbyshire
- Time to decision
- 36 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Lodge Farm, Calow - Battery Energy Storage System
- REPD reference
- 17666
Who decides
| Applications | North East Derbyshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 29 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (17%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 19 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 4 of 10 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 15.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land To The East Of Back Lane | solar farm | 5 | operational | 0.9 |
| Calow Green Farm | battery storage | 20 | operational | 1.4 |
| Hasland Photovoltaic Solar Park | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.1 |
| Cherry Tree Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 2.4 |
| Arkwright Solar Farm | solar farm | 8 | operational | 2.6 |
| Lings Farm, Birkin Lane | solar farm | 9 | application submitted | 3.8 |
| Inkersall Road, Staveley Solar Photovoltaic Farm And Battery Storage | solar farm | 31 | operational | 3.9 |
| Langer Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 7.5 | approved, not built | 5.1 |
| The Breck | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.4 |
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 (53.234, -1.3787).