Normanton Energy Reserve (500 MW battery storage)
Normanton Energy Reserve is a 500 MW battery storage project in Blaby, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 16 January 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 1 April 2025.
500 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
1 April 2025record last updated
Blabycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 13 December 2022 | Application submitted |
| 16 January 2024 | Planning permission granted |
| 16 January 2027 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 500 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 1 April 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Exagen SPVO2 Limited
- Planning authority
- Blaby
- Planning application reference
- 22/1204/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- NW/O Earl Shilton Road Thurlaston
- Council area (by location)
- Blaby
- Time to decision
- 57 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Normanton Energy Reserve - Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 11988
Who decides
| Applications | Blaby | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 22 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 0 (0%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 17 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 8.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hill Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 20 | application submitted | 0.3 |
| Hinckley Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 1.5 |
| Desford Road, Thurlaston | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 2.5 |
| Enderby Storage, Redcomb Farm | battery storage | 49.9 | operational | 3.3 |
| National Grid Enderby Substation | battery storage | 57 | operational | 3.9 |
| Kirkby Road | solar farm | 23.5 | approved, not built | 5.1 |
| Desford Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.9 |
| Lindridge Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.8 |
| Hangmans Hall Farm | solar farm | 35 | refused | 7.1 |
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 (52.5876, -1.2697).