Moat Lane, Wickersley (100 MW battery storage, 2024 application)
Moat Lane, Wickersley is a 100 MW battery storage project in Rotherham, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 19 November 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 9 December 2025.
100 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
9 December 2025record last updated
Rotherhamcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 23 February 2024 | Application submitted |
| 19 November 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 19 November 2025 | Appeal allowed |
| 19 November 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 100 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 9 December 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Harmony Energy Storage
- Planning authority
- Rotherham
- Planning application reference
- RB2024/0321
- Address (REPD)
- Moat Lane, Wickerlsey, Rotherham
- Council area (by location)
- Rotherham
- Time to decision
- 91 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Moat Lane, Wickersley - Battery Storage Facility
- REPD reference
- 16065
Who decides
| Applications | Rotherham | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 31 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (6%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 16 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 0 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 12 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 8.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moat Lane, Wickersley | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 0.2 |
| Green Lane, Thurcroft | battery storage | 85 | approved, not built | 0.4 |
| Nether Moor Field | battery storage | 49.9 | operational | 0.6 |
| Thurcroft Interchange Energy Park Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 0.6 |
| Thurcroft Interchange Energy Park | battery storage | 50 | application submitted | 0.6 |
| Penny Hill Lane | wind farm | 19.8 | operational | 3.2 |
| Land At Penny Hill Lane | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 3.4 |
| Common Farm Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49 | approved, not built | 4.1 |
| Common Farm Solar Farm & Battery Storage | battery storage | 49 | 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 (53.4065, -1.2686).