Queen Margarets Industrial Estate (18 MW battery storage)
Queen Margarets Industrial Estate is an 18 MW battery storage project in North Yorkshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: abandoned; the record was last updated on 3 December 2019.
18 MWbattery storage
abandonedstatus in REPD
3 December 2019record last updated
North Yorkshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 23 July 2018 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 18 MW
- Status (REPD)
- abandoned
- Record last updated
- 3 December 2019
- Operator or applicant
- Forepower
- Planning authority
- North Yorkshire
- Planning application reference
- 18/01627/FL
- Address (REPD)
- Land At, Queen Margarets Road, Queen Margarets Industrrial Es, Scarborough, North Yorkshire
- Council area (by location)
- North Yorkshire
- REPD reference
- 7141
Who decides
| Applications | North Yorkshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 165 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 28 (17%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 15 of 112 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 8 of 24 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 5 of 29 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 15.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 13 / 12 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastgate House Farm, Seamer Solar Farm | solar farm | 32 | under construction | 1.9 |
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 (54.2647, -0.4134).