Stenson Lane (400 MW battery storage)
Stenson Lane is a 400 MW battery storage project in South Derbyshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 27 October 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 2 December 2025.
400 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
2 December 2025record last updated
South Derbyshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 16 May 2024 | Application submitted |
| 27 October 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 27 October 2025 | Appeal allowed |
| 27 October 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 400 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 2 December 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Innova Renewables
- Planning authority
- South Derbyshire
- Planning application reference
- DMPA/2024/0586
- Address (REPD)
- E/O Stenson Lane, Derby
- Council area (by location)
- South Derbyshire
- Time to decision
- 76 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Stenson Lane - Battery Energy Storage System
- REPD reference
- 16675
Who decides
| Applications | South Derbyshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 26 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (19%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 14 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 12 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 28.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arleston Solar & Battery Energy Storage System | solar farm | 43 | application submitted | <0.1 |
| Landown Farm, Bakeacre Lane | battery storage | 40 | approved, not built | 3.0 |
| Solar Farm at Toyota Manufacturing Uk | rooftop solar | 16 | application submitted | 4.7 |
| Newton Solney Solar Farm | solar farm | 21.1 | refused | 6.9 |
| Derby Road, Egginton | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 7.0 |
| Derby Sewage Treatment Works | wind farm | 5 | operational | 7.7 |
| Claymills Sewage Treatment Works, Meadow Lane | solar farm | 25 | application submitted | 9.3 |
| Rollston on Dove, Marston Lane | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 9.7 |
| East Midlands Distribution Centre | rooftop solar | 6.1 | operational | 9.7 |
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 (52.8634, -1.5006).