Rusholme Grange (40 MW battery storage)
Rusholme Grange is a 40 MW battery storage project in North Yorkshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 August 2024; the record was last updated on 23 August 2024.
40 MWbattery storage
operationalstatus in REPD
23 August 2024record last updated
North Yorkshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 26 May 2021 | Application submitted |
| 3 September 2021 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 January 2022 | Construction started |
| 1 August 2024 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 40 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 23 August 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Harmony Energy Storage
- Planning authority
- North Yorkshire
- Planning application reference
- 2021/0601/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Rusholme Grange, Rusholme Lane, Drax, Selby
- Council area (by location)
- North Yorkshire
- Time to decision
- 14 weeks
- REPD reference
- 9121
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rusholme Grange 2017/1018/FULM | 35 | 15 September 2017 | replaced by a revised application |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rusholme Wind Farm | wind farm | 24 | operational | 0.7 |
| Hales Lane | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 3.2 |
| Carlton Solar Farm | solar farm | 50 | approved, not built | 3.4 |
| Lakeside Energy Storage Facility | battery storage | 99.9 | approved, not built | 3.4 |
| Drax Re-Power | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 3.8 |
| East Yorkshire Solar Farm | solar farm | 400 | approved, not built | 5.0 |
| Rawcliffe Estate, Bridge Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 6 | approved, not built | 5.3 |
| Camblesforth Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 5.5 |
| Station Road, Carlton | battery storage | 99 | approved, not built | 5.7 |
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 (53.7312, -0.9374).