Monets Garden Battery, Osbaldwick Energy Storage Facility (50 MW)
Monets Garden Battery, Osbaldwick Energy Storage Facility is a 50 MW battery storage project in York, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 28 March 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 6 May 2025.
50 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
6 May 2025record last updated
Yorkcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 29 October 2024 | Application submitted |
| 28 March 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 28 March 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 50 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 6 May 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Monets Garden Battery Limited
- Planning authority
- York
- Planning application reference
- 24/01851/FULM
- Address (REPD)
- The National Grid Substation, Osbaldwick Link Road, Osbaldwick, York
- Council area (by location)
- York
- Time to decision
- 21 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Monets Garden Battery, Osbaldwick - Energy Storage Facility
- REPD reference
- 17496
Who decides
| Applications | York | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 38 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 4 (11%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 31 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 7 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 8.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East York Energy Hub | battery storage | 250 | approved, not built | 0.6 |
| Osbaldwick Substation | battery storage | 49.9 | operational | 1.1 |
| Meadowville, Hull Road | battery storage | 48 | approved, not built | 1.3 |
| Murton Way | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 8.3 |
| Harewood Whin, Tinker Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 28 | approved, not built | 9.5 |
| Overton Grange, Overton Road Solar Farm Battery Energy Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 9.5 |
| Sutton-on-the-Forest, Brownmoor Lane Solar Park | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 9.8 |
| Sutton-on-the-Forest, Brownmoor Lane -BESS | battery storage | 10 | application submitted | 9.8 |
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 (53.9593, -1.0354).