Netherlands Way Battery Energy Facility (80 MW)

Netherlands Way Battery Energy Facility is an 80 MW battery storage project in North East Lincolnshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 6 January 2022, not yet built; the record was last updated on 19 January 2022. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 6 January 2025, so the project may not go ahead in this form. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.

Data: REPD July 2026 extract · calculated 7 November 2026 · Methodology and sources

80 MWbattery storage

approved, not builtmay be out of datestatus in REPD

19 January 2022record last updated

North East Lincolnshirecouncil area

REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 6 January 2025, so the project may not go ahead in this form.

Planning timeline

Date	Stage
10 August 2021	Application submitted
6 January 2022	Planning permission granted
6 January 2025	Permission expired

Project details

Technology: battery storage (stand-alone storage)
Capacity: 80 MW
Status (REPD): approved, not built
Record last updated: 19 January 2022
Operator or applicant: Volta Energy Group
Planning authority: North East Lincolnshire
Planning application reference: DM/0762/21/FUL
Address (REPD): Netherlands Way, Immingham, Grimsby
Council area (by location): North East Lincolnshire
Time to decision: 21 weeks
Name in REPD: Netherlands Way - Battery Energy Facility
REPD reference: 10429

Earlier applications for this site

Application	MW	Submitted	Outcome
Kiln Lane Industrial Estate DM/1016/17/FUL	—	2 November 2017	replaced by a revised application

Who decides

Applications	North East Lincolnshire	UK
Decided applications (solar, wind, battery)	41	10,236
Refused	2 (5%)	19%
Solar refused	1 of 30	12%
Onshore wind refused	0 of 2	45%
Battery storage refused	1 of 9	16%
Median time from submission to decision	17.6 weeks	17.0 weeks
Appeals lodged / allowed	0 / 0	—

Other large projects within 10 km

Project	Type	MW	Status	km
Europa Way	battery storage	80	approved, not built	0.4
Trondheim Way	battery storage	5	approved, not built	0.4
Trondheim Way Battery energy storage	battery storage	80	under construction	0.4
Stallingborough Wind farm	wind farm	6	application withdrawn	1.1
Mauxhall Farm	battery storage	24	permission expired	1.7
Mauxhall Farm	solar farm	18	permission expired	1.7
Immingham Solar Farm	battery storage	30	approved, not built	1.8
Solar Farm at Adj To A180	solar farm	49.9	approved, not built	1.8
Stallingboroughe, Stallingborough Road	battery storage	375	approved, not built	2.9

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 (53.61, -0.1781).