Manton Wood (10 MW battery storage)
Manton Wood is a 10 MW battery storage project in Bassetlaw, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: planning permission expired on 4 December 2020; the record was last updated on 4 June 2020.
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permission expiredstatus in REPD
4 June 2020record last updated
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Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 9 October 2017 | Application submitted |
| 12 December 2017 | Planning permission granted |
| 4 December 2020 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (co-located with fossil fuel plant)
- Capacity
- 10 MW
- Status (REPD)
- permission expired
- Record last updated
- 4 June 2020
- Operator or applicant
- Lark Gas Assets
- Planning authority
- Bassetlaw
- Planning application reference
- 17/01303/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Land At Former Manton Colliery, Retford Road, Worksop, Nottinghamshire
- Council area (by location)
- Bassetlaw
- Time to decision
- 9 weeks
- REPD reference
- 7035
Who decides
| Applications | Bassetlaw | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 40 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (12%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 25 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 5 of 7 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 8 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 13.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rayton Farm Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 34 | approved, not built | 1.0 |
| Hundred Acre Lane, Carlton In Lindrick | solar farm | 34 | application submitted | 4.6 |
| Steeley Lane, Steetley Solar Photovoltaic Farm | solar farm | 18.7 | application submitted | 5.2 |
| Adj To The A614 Solar | solar farm | 40 | application submitted | 5.8 |
| Walkers Wood Solar Park | solar farm | 27 | operational | 6.2 |
| Little Morton Solar Farm | solar farm | 14.3 | operational | 6.4 |
| Welbeck Solar / Hazel Gap | solar farm | 16 | operational | 6.7 |
| Elkesley Southbound, Elkesley | battery storage | 480 | application submitted | 6.9 |
| Netherfield Lane | solar farm | 19.7 | operational | 7.6 |
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 (53.2995, -1.0898).