Old Trent Road, Beckingham (80 MW battery storage)
Old Trent Road, Beckingham is an 80 MW battery storage project in Bassetlaw, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application withdrawn on 5 February 2025; the record was last updated on 4 March 2025.
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application withdrawnstatus in REPD
4 March 2025record last updated
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Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 13 September 2023 | Application submitted |
| 5 February 2025 | Application withdrawn |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 80 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application withdrawn
- Record last updated
- 4 March 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Recell Energy
- Planning authority
- Bassetlaw
- Planning application reference
- 23/01096/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Off Old Trent Road, Beckingham, Doncaster
- Council area (by location)
- Bassetlaw
- Name in REPD
- Old Trent Road, Beckingham - Battery Storage Facility
- REPD reference
- 14956
Who decides
| Applications | Bassetlaw | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 40 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (12%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 25 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 5 of 7 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 8 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 13.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saundby Wind Farm | wind farm | 15 | application withdrawn | 2.0 |
| Gainsborough Road, Saundby | battery storage | 120 | under construction | 2.8 |
| Gainsborough Road, Saundby Solar Farm | solar farm | 78 | under construction | 2.8 |
| Steeple Renewables Project | solar farm | 450 | application submitted | 4.6 |
| West Burton Power Station, North Road | battery storage | 500 | approved, not built | 4.6 |
| West Burton | battery storage | 49 | operational | 4.6 |
| Wood Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 7.1 |
| Chainbridge Road | solar | 8 | application withdrawn | 8.7 |
| Gate Burton Solar & Energy Storage Park | solar farm | 531 | approved, not built | 8.9 |
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 (53.4059, -0.8065).