Middleton Clean Energy Plant (49.9 MW battery storage)
Middleton Clean Energy Plant is a 49.9 MW battery storage project in Lancaster, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 17 January 2020, not yet built; the record was last updated on 26 September 2022. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 17 January 2023, so the project may not go ahead in this form. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 17 January 2023, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 October 2018 | Application submitted |
| 17 January 2020 | Planning permission granted |
| 17 January 2023 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 26 September 2022
- Operator or applicant
- Infra Balance New Energy
- Planning authority
- Lancaster
- Planning application reference
- 18/01203/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Middleton Clean Energy Plant, Middleton Road, Heysham, Morecambe
- Council area (by location)
- Lancaster
- Time to decision
- 68 weeks
- REPD reference
- 7029
Who decides
| Applications | Lancaster | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 30 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (17%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 14 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 4 of 7 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 9 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 28.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heysham Energy Storage Project | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 0.8 |
| Port Of Heysham Wind Farm | wind farm | 9 | application withdrawn | 1.7 |
| Lancaster Power Extension, Middleton Road Energy Storage Facility | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 1.7 |
| Fanny House Farm, Bay Gateway | battery storage | 940 | approved, not built | 1.7 |
| Fanny House Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 1.7 |
| Heysham South Wind Farm | wind farm | 7.5 | operational | 2.1 |
| Bay Gateway | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 2.4 |
| Hillside Farm, Lancaster Road | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 2.8 |
| North Side Bay Gateway, Heysham | battery storage | 90 | approved, not built | 4.1 |
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 (54.0409, -2.8955).