Mount Road, Castle Gresley (20 MW battery storage)
Mount Road, Castle Gresley is a 20 MW battery storage project in South Derbyshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 17 July 2022, not yet built; the record was last updated on 29 November 2021. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 17 July 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 17 July 2025, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 4 November 2021 | Application submitted |
| 17 July 2022 | Planning permission granted |
| 17 July 2025 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 20 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 29 November 2021
- Operator or applicant
- Flexion Energy UK Storage Limited
- Planning authority
- South Derbyshire
- Planning application reference
- DMPA/2021/1698
- Address (REPD)
- Mount Road Castle Gresley
- Council area (by location)
- South Derbyshire
- Time to decision
- 36 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Mount Road, Castle Gresley - Battery Storage Facility
- REPD reference
- 10012
Who decides
| Applications | South Derbyshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 26 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (19%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 14 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 12 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 28.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breach Farm Energy Barn | battery storage | 40 | approved, not built | 1.5 |
| Park Road, Overseal | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 2.1 |
| Park Road | solar farm | 5 | refused | 2.3 |
| Caldwell Road | battery storage | 90 | approved, not built | 2.5 |
| Lullington Solar Park | solar farm | 44 | application submitted | 2.9 |
| Solar Farm & Battery Storage at W/O Rosliston & E/O Walton on Trent | solar farm | 138 | approved, not built | 3.5 |
| Brizlincote Hall Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | refused | 3.6 |
| Shortheath Solar Park | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.1 |
| Drakelow Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.5 |
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 (52.7581, -1.5927).