Spalding Energy Park (550 MW)
Spalding Energy Park is a 550 MW battery storage project in South Holland, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 14 June 2023, not yet built; the record was last updated on 28 December 2021.
550 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
28 December 2021record last updated
South Hollandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 21 December 2021 | Application submitted |
| 14 June 2023 | Planning permission granted |
| 14 June 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 550 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 28 December 2021
- Operator or applicant
- Intergen Limited
- Planning authority
- South Holland
- Planning application reference
- H16-1327-21
- Address (REPD)
- Spalding Power Station West Marsh Road Spalding
- Council area (by location)
- South Holland
- Time to decision
- 77 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Spalding Energy Park - Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 10173
Who decides
| Applications | South Holland | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 44 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 11 (25%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 7 of 26 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 15 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 13.8 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 5 / 6 | — |
UK: all UK planning authorities. Counted under these REPD planning authority names: Lincolnshire, South Holland.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deeping St Nicholas Wind Farm | wind farm | 16.4 | operational | 10.0 |
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 (52.8039, -0.1353).