Osbaldwick Substation (49.9 MW battery storage)
Osbaldwick Substation is a 49.9 MW battery storage project in York, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 January 2024; the record was last updated on 30 May 2025.
49.9 MWbattery storage
operationalstatus in REPD
30 May 2025record last updated
Yorkcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 21 August 2020 | Application submitted |
| 8 October 2020 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 May 2022 | Construction started |
| 1 January 2024 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 30 May 2025
- Operator or applicant
- UK Battery Storage
- Planning authority
- York
- Planning application reference
- 20/01515/REM
- Address (REPD)
- Os Field 5070, Hull Road, Dunnington, York,
- Council area (by location)
- York
- Time to decision
- 7 weeks
- REPD reference
- 7172
Who decides
| Applications | York | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 38 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 4 (11%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 31 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 7 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 8.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meadowville, Hull Road | battery storage | 48 | approved, not built | 0.2 |
| East York Energy Hub | battery storage | 250 | approved, not built | 0.5 |
| Monets Garden Battery, Osbaldwick Energy Storage Facility | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 1.1 |
| Murton Way | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 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 (53.9578, -1.0194).