Staythorpe Road (360 MW battery storage)
Staythorpe Road is a 360 MW battery storage project in Newark and Sherwood, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction since 1 August 2025; the record was last updated on 22 September 2025.
360 MWbattery storage
under constructionstatus in REPD
22 September 2025record last updated
Newark and Sherwoodcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 23 November 2022 | Application submitted |
| 7 July 2023 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 3 May 2024 | Planning permission granted |
| 3 May 2024 | Appeal allowed |
| 1 August 2025 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 360 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 22 September 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Ecap Renewables (Elements Green)
- Planning authority
- Newark and Sherwood
- Planning application reference
- 22/01840/FULM
- Address (REPD)
- S/O Staythorpe Road Staythorpe
- Council area (by location)
- Newark and Sherwood
- Time to decision
- 75 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Staythorpe Road - Battery energy storage
- REPD reference
- 11321
Who decides
| Applications | Newark and Sherwood | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 41 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 16 (39%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 8 of 28 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 5 of 6 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 7 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 23.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 8 / 10 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staythorpe Road, Averham | battery storage | 300 | application submitted | <0.1 |
| Main Street, Kelham Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 1.7 |
| The Grange | solar farm | 49.9 | operational | 4.3 |
| Hockerton Road, Caunton Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 4.5 |
| Knapthorpe Grange, Caunton Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 4.9 |
| Hawton Wind Farm | wind farm | 9 | operational | 4.9 |
| Fox Covert Wind Farm | wind farm | 10 | refused | 6.0 |
| Foxholes Farm, Bathley Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | refused | 6.5 |
| Great North Road Solar Park | solar farm | 800 | application submitted | 7.2 |
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 (53.0813, -0.8628).