Silver Spinney Farm (5 MW battery storage)
Silver Spinney Farm is a 5 MW battery storage project in West Northamptonshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction since 19 April 2021; the record was last updated on 19 April 2021.
5 MWbattery storage
under constructionstatus in REPD
19 April 2021record last updated
West Northamptonshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 14 January 2019 | Application submitted |
| 19 April 2021 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 19 April 2021
- Operator or applicant
- Thrive Renewables
- Planning authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Planning application reference
- S/2019/0086/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Silver Spinney Farm, Deanshanger Road, Wicken, Milton Keynes
- Council area (by location)
- West Northamptonshire
- REPD reference
- 7307
Who decides
| Applications | West Northamptonshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 87 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 23 (26%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 12 of 65 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 9 of 12 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 10 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 13.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 7 / 10 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sparrow Lodge Farm | solar farm | 20 | approved, not built | 1.2 |
| Mount Mill Farm | solar farm | 12 | operational | 1.2 |
| Wicken Farm, Leckhampstead Solar Farm | solar farm | 21 | approved, not built | 2.2 |
| Manor Farm, Beachampton Solar Farm | solar farm | 25 | approved, not built | 3.3 |
| Yardley Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 40 | application submitted | 3.9 |
| Stony Energy Storage Facility | battery storage | 79.9 | operational | 4.1 |
| Land At Potash Farm | solar farm | 7 | operational | 4.4 |
| Stratford Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | approved, not built | 4.5 |
| Land at Thornborough Grounds | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.8 |
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 (52.0482, -0.904).