Stony Energy Storage Facility (79.9 MW)
Stony Energy Storage Facility is a 79.9 MW battery storage project in Buckinghamshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 31 July 2023; the record was last updated on 28 May 2024.
79.9 MWbattery storage
operationalstatus in REPD
28 May 2024record last updated
Buckinghamshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 14 July 2017 | Application submitted |
| 3 September 2021 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 July 2022 | Construction started |
| 31 July 2023 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 79.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 28 May 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Gore Street Energy Storage Fund
- Planning authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Planning application reference
- 17/02259/APP
- Address (REPD)
- Land to the south west of Stony Stratford Substation, south of Stratford Road, Milton Keynes
- Council area (by location)
- Buckinghamshire
- Time to decision
- 216 weeks
- REPD reference
- 7001
Who decides
| Applications | Buckinghamshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 80 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 19 (24%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 14 of 68 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 9 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 15.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 6 / 7 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land At Potash Farm | solar farm | 7 | operational | 0.3 |
| Stratford Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | approved, not built | 0.4 |
| Manor Farm, Beachampton Solar Farm | solar farm | 25 | approved, not built | 1.0 |
| Oaks Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 37 | approved, not built | 1.4 |
| Thornton Estate | solar farm | 50 | application submitted | 2.3 |
| Mount Mill Farm | solar farm | 12 | operational | 2.9 |
| Sparrow Lodge Farm | solar farm | 20 | approved, not built | 3.2 |
| Wicken Farm, Leckhampstead Solar Farm | solar farm | 21 | approved, not built | 3.8 |
| Silver Spinney Farm | battery storage | 5 | under construction | 4.1 |
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 (52.0182, -0.8686).