Low Horton (50 MW battery storage)
Low Horton is a 50 MW battery storage project in Northumberland, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 10 January 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 20 January 2025.
50 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
20 January 2025record last updated
Northumberlandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 8 August 2024 | Application submitted |
| 10 January 2025 | Planning permission granted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 50 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 20 January 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Bluefield Renewable Developments Limited
- Planning authority
- Northumberland
- Planning application reference
- 24/02605/RENE
- Address (REPD)
- S/O A1061 & W/O A192, Cramlington
- Council area (by location)
- Northumberland
- Time to decision
- 22 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Low Horton - Battery Energy Storage System
- REPD reference
- 15753
Who decides
| Applications | Northumberland | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 82 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 31 (38%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 36 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 25 of 34 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 12 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 33.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 4 / 10 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aesica Pharmaceuticals | wind farm | 6 | refused | 0.6 |
| Low Horton Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 50 | approved, not built | 2.9 |
| Broadway House Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 50 | approved, not built | 4.1 |
| Seghill Household Waste Recovery Centre -Solar Panels | solar farm | 5.8 | application submitted | 4.2 |
| Seghill Household Waste Recovery Centre | solar farm | 5.8 | application submitted | 4.2 |
| Backworth Lane, Backworth Solar Farm | solar farm | 28 | approved, not built | 5.4 |
| Burnt House Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 50 | approved, not built | 6.7 |
| Burnt House Farm, Nedderton Village | battery storage | 50 | application submitted | 6.7 |
| Benton Lane, Quorum Business Park | solar farm | 8 | application submitted | 7.3 |
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 (55.0876, -1.5854).