Polly Taylors Road, High Marnham (400 MW battery storage)
Polly Taylors Road, High Marnham is a 400 MW battery storage project in Bassetlaw, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 23 July 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 28 August 2025.
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Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 23 July 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 400 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 28 August 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Field Energy
- Planning authority
- Bassetlaw
- Planning application reference
- 25/00639/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- N/O Polly Taylors Road, High Marnham, Newark
- Council area (by location)
- Bassetlaw
- Name in REPD
- Polly Taylors Road, High Marnham - Battery Energy Storage System
- REPD reference
- 18638
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Marnham Solar Photovoltaic Farm | solar farm | 42.7 | approved, not built | 1.6 |
| America Farm, Woodcoates Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 1.8 |
| One Earth Solar Farm | solar farm | 740 | approved, not built | 2.0 |
| Egmanton Solar Farm | solar farm | 14.2 | operational | 3.9 |
| Long Ridding Lane, East Drayton Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 5.4 |
| Stud Solar Farm | solar farm | 25 | permission expired | 5.5 |
| Westwood Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 5.1 | operational | 6.8 |
| Drayton Road, Upton Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 7.7 |
| Tuxford Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 8.5 |
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 (53.2224, -0.8241).