Old Wood Energy Park (85 MW)
Old Wood Energy Park is an 85 MW battery storage project in Rushcliffe, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 5 June 2026, not yet built; the record was last updated on 30 June 2026.
85 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
30 June 2026record last updated
Rushcliffecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 16 February 2024 | Application submitted |
| 19 June 2025 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 5 June 2026 | Planning permission granted |
| 5 June 2026 | Appeal allowed |
| 5 June 2029 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 85 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 30 June 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Exagen
- Planning authority
- Rushcliffe
- Planning application reference
- 24/00161/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- W/O Bradmore Road & N/O Wysall Road, W/O Wysall, Nottingham
- Council area (by location)
- Rushcliffe
- Time to decision
- 120 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Old Wood Energy Park - Battery Energy Storage
- REPD reference
- 16013
Who decides
| Applications | Rushcliffe | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 43 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (16%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 34 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 9 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 23.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 4 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Wood Energy Park Solar Pv Panel | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | <0.1 |
| Highfields Farm Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 42.9 | approved, not built | 0.8 |
| West Thorpe Church Farm, Willoughby On The Wolds | battery storage | 25 | approved, not built | 4.0 |
| Fair Oaks Renewable Energy Park Solar farm & Battery energy storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 4.6 |
| GDL Wymeswold Solar Farm/land off the A6006 | solar farm | 6.1 | operational | 4.6 |
| Solar Farm at E/O Wymeswold | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 4.8 |
| Wymeswold Airfield | solar farm | 34 | operational | 4.8 |
| Gotham | battery storage | 100 | application submitted | 6.4 |
| West Leake Lane, Ratcliffe | battery storage | 99.9 | approved, not built | 6.8 |
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 (52.8466, -1.1184).