Stargoose Farm (312 MW battery storage)
Stargoose Farm is a 312 MW battery storage project in South Cambridgeshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 14 April 2022, not yet built; the record was last updated on 25 July 2022. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 14 April 2025, 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 14 April 2025, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2021 | Application submitted |
| 14 April 2022 | Planning permission granted |
| 14 April 2025 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (co-located with re)
- Capacity
- 312 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 25 July 2022
- Operator or applicant
- Solarcentury Limited / Statkraft Uk Limited
- Planning authority
- South Cambridgeshire
- Planning application reference
- 21/02173/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- N/o Childerley Farm, Childerley Estate, Childerley, Cambridge
- Council area (by location)
- South Cambridgeshire
- Time to decision
- 48 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Stargoose Farm - Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 11719
Recorded together with Stargoose Farm Solar Farm (50 MW solar farm, approved, not built).
Who decides
| Applications | South Cambridgeshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 48 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 10 (21%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 6 of 40 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 4 of 5 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 17.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | refused | 0.8 |
| Cambridge Wind Farm | wind farm | 32 | refused on appeal | 4.2 |
| Bourn Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | refused | 4.6 |
| Falcon Park, Wilsons Road Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage | solar farm | 26 | application submitted | 5.5 |
| Skylark Meadow Solar park | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.4 |
| Barton Road, Barton Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | approved, not built | 8.3 |
| Cantelupe Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 9.2 |
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 (52.2415, -0.0069).