Manor Farm (26 MW battery storage)
Manor Farm is a 26 MW battery storage project in South Kesteven, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: planning permission expired on 4 June 2022; the record was last updated on 20 March 2023.
26 MWbattery storage
permission expiredstatus in REPD
20 March 2023record last updated
South Kestevencouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 28 January 2019 | Application submitted |
| 14 May 2019 | Planning permission granted |
| 4 June 2022 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 26 MW
- Status (REPD)
- permission expired
- Record last updated
- 20 March 2023
- Operator or applicant
- Coriolis Energy
- Planning authority
- South Kesteven
- Planning application reference
- S19/0181
- Address (REPD)
- Manor Farm, Newgate Lane, Londonthorpe, Grantham, Lincolnshire
- Council area (by location)
- South Kesteven
- Time to decision
- 15 weeks
- REPD reference
- 7820
Who decides
| Applications | South Kesteven | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 40 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 14 (35%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 9 of 31 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 4 of 4 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 15.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 3 / 5 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ash Tree Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 1.7 |
| Side Barn, Church Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 24 | approved, not built | 2.5 |
| Solar Farm at Welby Solar Farm | solar farm | 46 | approved, not built | 2.7 |
| Glebe Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 38.8 | refused | 3.5 |
| High Dyke (Mill Farm) | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.0 |
| Heath Lane | solar farm | 5 | refused | 5.5 |
| Green Lane & Cliff Lane, Gonerby Moor Solar Farm | solar farm | 23 | approved, not built | 6.6 |
| Gonerby Moor, Great Gonerby Solar Farm | solar farm | 60 | operational | 6.7 |
| Highfield Farm | solar farm | 17 | refused | 7.8 |
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 (52.9265, -0.5873).