Newton Lane, Ledston (25 MW battery storage)
Newton Lane, Ledston is a 25 MW battery storage project in Leeds, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 22 May 2026, not yet built; the record was last updated on 17 June 2026.
25 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
17 June 2026record last updated
Leedscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 8 October 2024 | Application submitted |
| 29 August 2025 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 22 May 2026 | Planning permission granted |
| 22 May 2026 | Appeal allowed |
| 22 May 2029 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (co-located with re)
- Capacity
- 25 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 17 June 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Harmony LS Limited
- Planning authority
- Leeds
- Planning application reference
- 24/05828/FU
- Address (REPD)
- Newton Lane, Ledston, Castleford
- Council area (by location)
- Leeds
- Time to decision
- 84 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Newton Lane, Ledston - Battery Storage Facility
- REPD reference
- 17443
The scheme also includes 25 MW of battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (replaced by a revised application).
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newton Lane, Ledston 23/04414/FU | 25 | 25 July 2023 | refused 22 November 2023 |
Who decides
| Applications | Leeds | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 68 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (10%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 58 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 4 of 9 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 7.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 4 | — |
UK: all UK planning authorities. Counted under these REPD planning authority names: Leeds, West Yorkshire.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsdale Road Solar Park | solar farm | 40 | under construction | 1.2 |
| Rawfield Lane | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 4.8 |
| Monk Fryston Battery Storage | battery storage | 320 | under construction | 5.8 |
| Monk Fryston Battery Storage | battery storage | 57 | under construction | 5.9 |
| Kirkhaw Lane Battery Storage Energy | battery storage | 150 | operational | 6.0 |
| Kirkhaw Lane | battery storage | 20 | operational | 6.1 |
| Kirkhaw Lane | battery storage | 100 | abandoned | 6.2 |
| Cooksland Farm, Old Snydale -Battery Energy Storage | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 6.8 |
| Pontefract Wind Farm | wind farm | 12 | refused on appeal | 7.2 |
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 (53.7476, -1.3546).