Peat Dykes Farm, Harrop Lane (100 MW battery storage)
Peat Dykes Farm, Harrop Lane is a 100 MW battery storage project in Bradford, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 3 June 2026, not yet built; the record was last updated on 10 July 2026.
100 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
10 July 2026record last updated
Bradfordcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 14 July 2025 | Application submitted |
| 3 June 2026 | Planning permission granted |
| 3 June 2029 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 100 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 10 July 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Brockwell Storage & Solar Limited
- Planning authority
- Bradford
- Planning application reference
- 25/02248/MAF
- Address (REPD)
- Peat Dykes Farm, Harrop Lane, Wilsden, Bradford
- Council area (by location)
- Bradford
- Time to decision
- 46 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Peat Dykes Farm, Harrop Lane - Battery Energy Storage System
- REPD reference
- 19412
Who decides
| Applications | Bradford | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 37 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (5%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 26 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 10 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 8.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Allen Road, Wilsden | battery storage | 99.9 | application submitted | 0.2 |
| Bradford West Substation (Harrop Edge Farm) | battery storage | 49.9 | under construction | 0.4 |
| Bradford West, Harrop Lane, Wilsden | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 0.5 |
| Lane Side | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 1.1 |
| Stor Generation Plant | battery storage | 12 | approved, not built | 5.2 |
| Ovenden Moor (Repower) | wind farm | 18 | operational | 5.5 |
| Holmfield Battery Storage | battery storage | 500 | approved, not built | 5.5 |
| Ovenden Moor | wind farm | 9.2 | decommissioned | 6.0 |
| Swales Moor Farm | battery storage | 5 | permission expired | 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 (53.808, -1.8663).