Northington Lane (35 MW battery storage)
Northington Lane is a 35 MW battery storage project in Forest of Dean, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 9 May 2023, not yet built; the record was last updated on 23 November 2021. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 9 May 2026, so the project may not go ahead in this form. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 9 May 2026, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 11 November 2021 | Application submitted |
| 12 May 2022 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 16 September 2022 | Appeal lodged |
| 9 May 2023 | Planning permission granted |
| 9 May 2023 | Appeal allowed |
| 9 May 2026 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 35 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 23 November 2021
- Operator or applicant
- Green Frog Ventures Limited
- Planning authority
- Forest of Dean
- Planning application reference
- P1817/21/FUL
- Appeal reference
- AP0026/22/REF
- Address (REPD)
- Northington Lane, Awre
- Council area (by location)
- Forest of Dean
- Time to decision
- 78 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Northington Lane - Battery Storage Facility
- REPD reference
- 9992
Who decides
| Applications | Forest of Dean | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 28 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 8 (29%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 7 of 26 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 14.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Awre Penisular Farmer's Community Solar Scheme | solar farm | 49.9 | refused | 0.9 |
| Solar Panels at Ne/O Poulton Court Farm | solar farm | 40 | application submitted | 2.0 |
| Solar PV Panels & Battery Storage Facility | solar farm | 49.9 | application withdrawn | 2.5 |
| Solar PV Panels & Battery Storage Facility | battery storage | 49.9 | application withdrawn | 2.5 |
| Gravel Farm, Cleeve Solar Farm | solar farm | 32 | application withdrawn | 4.8 |
| Cowles Farm | solar farm | 5 | refused on appeal | 5.5 |
| Stantway Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.5 |
| Kingston Road, Slimbridge | battery storage | 36 | approved, not built | 5.6 |
| Nibley Mill Farm | solar farm | 15.9 | refused | 6.1 |
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 (51.7764, -2.4349).