Swangate Project (50 MW battery storage)
Swangate Project is a 50 MW battery storage project in Rotherham, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 22 September 2017, not yet built; the record was last updated on 9 June 2022.
50 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
9 June 2022record last updated
Rotherhamcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 24 July 2017 | Application submitted |
| 22 September 2017 | Planning permission granted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 50 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 9 June 2022
- Operator or applicant
- Econergy International Limited
- Planning authority
- Rotherham
- Planning application reference
- RB2017/1132
- Address (REPD)
- Adj West Melton Electricity Substation, Elsecar Road, Brampton Bierlow
- Council area (by location)
- Rotherham
- Time to decision
- 9 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Swangate Project - Energy Storage System
- REPD reference
- 11437
Who decides
| Applications | Rotherham | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 31 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (6%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 16 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 0 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 12 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 8.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Melton Electricity Substation | battery storage | 26 | approved, not built | 0.2 |
| Mitchells Industrial Park, Bradberry Balk Lane | battery storage | 26 | application withdrawn | 3.8 |
| Barnsley Battery Energy Storage | battery storage | 40 | operational | 6.9 |
| Claire Court, Rawmarsh Road | battery storage | 40 | approved, not built | 7.5 |
| Yarra Industrial Estate, Loicher Lane | battery storage | 20 | approved, not built | 7.8 |
| Maltby Solar Farm | solar farm | 20 | application submitted | 8.0 |
| Whitestone Solar Farm | solar farm | 750 | application submitted | 8.1 |
| Park Spring Wind Farm | wind farm | 8.6 | operational | 8.2 |
| Firsby Lane, Hooton Roberts | solar farm | 13.5 | application submitted | 9.0 |
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 (53.5018, -1.3804).