Norwich Road Industrial Estate (50 MW battery storage)
Norwich Road Industrial Estate is a 50 MW battery storage project in East Suffolk, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction since 1 April 2022; the record was last updated on 4 November 2022.
50 MWbattery storage
under constructionstatus in REPD
4 November 2022record last updated
East Suffolkcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 3 February 2021 | Application submitted |
| 26 March 2021 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 26 March 2021 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 April 2022 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 50 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 4 November 2022
- Operator or applicant
- Eelpower Limited
- Planning authority
- East Suffolk
- Planning application reference
- DC/21/0521/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Land Within Norwich Road Industrial Estate West Of Sub Station And North Of Halesworth Business Park Norwich Road Halesworth
- Council area (by location)
- East Suffolk
- Time to decision
- 7 weeks
- REPD reference
- 12529
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norwich Road Industrial Estate DC/17/0161/FUL | 40 | 16 January 2017 | replaced by a revised application |
Who decides
| Applications | East Suffolk | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 55 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 10 (18%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 38 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 5 of 8 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 9 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 15.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holton Airfield | solar farm | 11 | operational | 1.3 |
| Wissett Solar Farm, Wissett Battery Storage (Apple Tree) | battery storage | 10 | approved, not built | 1.6 |
| Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Farm (Apple Tree) | solar farm | 27 | approved, not built | 1.6 |
| Upper Holton Wind Farm | wind farm | 11.5 | operational | 1.9 |
| Bernard Matthews Wind Farm | wind farm | 11.5 | application withdrawn | 1.9 |
| Chediston Hall - 40MW Solar Panels | solar farm | 40 | application submitted | 2.3 |
| Chediston Hall Solar Park | solar farm | 12.3 | operational | 2.4 |
| Hill Farm | solar farm | 15.9 | abandoned | 4.8 |
| Redisham Hall Farm, School Road | solar farm | 42 | application submitted | 7.7 |
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 (52.3563, 1.5086).