Staithes Road, Saltend -Battery Energy Storage System (240 MW)
Staithes Road, Saltend -Battery Energy Storage System is a 240 MW battery storage project in East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 21 July 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 7 November 2025.
240 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
7 November 2025record last updated
East Riding of Yorkshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 16 December 2024 | Application submitted |
| 21 July 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 21 July 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 240 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 7 November 2025
- Operator or applicant
- SFEL One Limited
- Planning authority
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Planning application reference
- 24/03387/STPLF
- Address (REPD)
- North Of Westfield View Staithes Road Preston
- Council area (by location)
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Time to decision
- 31 weeks
- REPD reference
- 17842
Who decides
| Applications | East Riding of Yorkshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 143 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 26 (18%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 59 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 24 of 63 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 21 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 18.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 4 / 10 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neat Marsh North, Neat Marsh Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 1.1 |
| Kingston International Business Park | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 1.5 |
| Froghall Farm, Wyton Road Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 1.6 |
| Froghall Farm, Wyton Road Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage | battery storage | 20 | approved, not built | 1.6 |
| Salt End Lane | battery storage | 49 | permission expired | 2.5 |
| Harbour Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 42 | application submitted | 2.5 |
| Hull Solar Farm | solar farm | 25.7 | under construction | 2.6 |
| Green Frog Power, Great Field Lane | battery storage | 20 | approved, not built | 2.8 |
| Hull East Stor Generation Compound | battery storage | 20 | approved, not built | 2.9 |
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 (53.7563, -0.2124).