Model Farm (49.9 MW battery storage)
Model Farm is a 49.9 MW battery storage project in King's Lynn and West Norfolk, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 27 January 2022, not yet built; the record was last updated on 24 February 2022. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 27 January 2025, 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 27 January 2025, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 31 August 2021 | Application submitted |
| 27 January 2022 | Planning permission granted |
| 27 January 2025 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 24 February 2022
- Operator or applicant
- Tribus Clean Energy
- Planning authority
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk
- Planning application reference
- 21/01715/FM
- Address (REPD)
- Model Farm, Frenchs Road, Walpole St. Andrew, Wisbech,
- Council area (by location)
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk
- Time to decision
- 21 weeks
- REPD reference
- 10687
Who decides
| Applications | King's Lynn and West Norfolk | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 60 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 11 (18%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 5 of 38 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 3 of 6 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 16 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 14.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 7 / 8 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walpole Bank | solar farm | 40 | under construction | 0.7 |
| Walpole St Andrew | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 0.7 |
| Walpole Sub Station, Walpole Bank | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 0.8 |
| Walpole Sub Station, Walpole Bank | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 1.0 |
| Walpole Bank | battery storage | 100 | application submitted | 1.2 |
| Gunthorpe Road, Marsh Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 1.5 |
| Lapwing Fen 2 Battery Storage Plant | battery storage | 250 | under construction | 1.6 |
| Lapwing Fen II, Crown Farm | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 1.7 |
| Rose And Crown Farm | solar farm | 30 | operational | 1.8 |
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 (52.7281, 0.1952).