Mowbray Battery Energy Storage Station (1,000 MW)
Mowbray Battery Energy Storage Station is a 1,000 MW battery storage project in North Yorkshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 19 December 2024, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 24 February 2025.
1,000 MWbattery storage
application submittedstatus in REPD
24 February 2025record last updated
North Yorkshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 19 December 2024 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 1,000 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 24 February 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Mowbray Energy Park Limited
- Planning authority
- North Yorkshire
- Planning application reference
- ZB24/02455/HYB
- Address (REPD)
- Mowbray BESS, Haggitt Hill Lane, East Rounton, Northallerton
- Council area (by location)
- North Yorkshire
- REPD reference
- 18123
Who decides
| Applications | North Yorkshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 165 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 28 (17%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 15 of 112 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 8 of 24 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 5 of 29 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 15.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 13 / 12 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullamoor | wind farm | 8 | permission expired | 7.8 |
| Seamer Windfarm - Stockton on Tees | wind farm | 6 | operational | 8.5 |
| East Cowton Solar Farm | solar farm | 30.8 | application submitted | 9.6 |
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 (54.4362, -1.3447).