Murton Way (100 MW battery storage)
Murton Way is a 100 MW battery storage project in York, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 17 July 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 29 July 2025.
100 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
29 July 2025record last updated
Yorkcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 22 August 2023 | Application submitted |
| 17 July 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 17 July 2025 | Appeal allowed |
| 17 July 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
- 29 July 2025
- Operator or applicant
- First Way Solar Limited
- Planning authority
- York
- Planning application reference
- 25/00743/FULM
- Address (REPD)
- North W/O Murton Way, York
- Council area (by location)
- York
- Time to decision
- 99 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Murton Way - Battery Energy Storage
- REPD reference
- 18767
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murton Way 23/02030/FULM | 100 | 21 November 2023 | refused 9 December 2024 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redmoor Farm | solar farm | 25.5 | permission expired | 6.1 |
| Meadowville, Hull Road | battery storage | 48 | approved, not built | 7.5 |
| Osbaldwick Substation | battery storage | 49.9 | operational | 7.7 |
| East York Energy Hub | battery storage | 250 | approved, not built | 8.0 |
| Monets Garden Battery, Osbaldwick Energy Storage Facility | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 8.3 |
| Ryedale Farm, Seaton Common Lane | battery storage | 300 | approved, not built | 8.7 |
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 (53.8945, -0.9712).