Showfield Lane (5 MW battery storage)
Showfield Lane is a 5 MW battery storage project in North Yorkshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 6 February 2019, not yet built; the record was last updated on 13 December 2023. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 6 February 2022, so the project may not go ahead in this form. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 6 February 2022, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 29 November 2018 | Application submitted |
| 6 February 2019 | Planning permission granted |
| 6 February 2022 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 13 December 2023
- Operator or applicant
- Enstor Energy
- Planning authority
- North Yorkshire
- Planning application reference
- 18/01288/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Land North Of Pyramid Systems, Showfield Lane, Malton,
- Council area (by location)
- North Yorkshire
- Time to decision
- 10 weeks
- REPD reference
- 7171
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windmill Farm Solar Farm (Old Malton) | solar farm | 30.4 | approved, not built | 2.1 |
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 (54.1443, -0.7967).