Nether Moor Field (49.9 MW battery storage)
Nether Moor Field is a 49.9 MW battery storage project in Rotherham, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 September 2020; the record was last updated on 27 May 2020.
49.9 MWbattery storage
operationalstatus in REPD
27 May 2020record last updated
Rotherhamcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 29 September 2017 | Application submitted |
| 21 December 2017 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 September 2020 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 27 May 2020
- Operator or applicant
- Thurcroft Energy (Max Design Consultancy)
- Planning authority
- Rotherham
- Planning application reference
- RB2017/1426
- Address (REPD)
- Nether Moor Field, Green Lane, Thurcroft, Rotherham, South Yorkshire
- Council area (by location)
- Rotherham
- Time to decision
- 12 weeks
- REPD reference
- 7019
Who decides
| Applications | Rotherham | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 31 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (6%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 16 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 0 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 12 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 8.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Lane, Thurcroft | battery storage | 85 | approved, not built | 0.2 |
| Moat Lane, Wickersley | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 0.6 |
| Moat Lane, Wickersley | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 0.6 |
| Thurcroft Interchange Energy Park | battery storage | 50 | application submitted | 0.6 |
| Thurcroft Interchange Energy Park Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 0.6 |
| Penny Hill Lane | wind farm | 19.8 | operational | 2.8 |
| Land At Penny Hill Lane | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 2.9 |
| Common Farm Solar Farm & Battery Storage | battery storage | 49 | approved, not built | 3.5 |
| Common Farm Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49 | approved, not built | 3.5 |
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 (53.4013, -1.2683).