Tara Melbourne Road, Thornton (200 MW battery storage)
Tara Melbourne Road, Thornton is a 200 MW battery storage project in East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 28 August 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 7 November 2025.
200 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
7 November 2025record last updated
East Riding of Yorkshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 14 April 2025 | Application submitted |
| 28 August 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 28 August 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 200 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 7 November 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Rewe 9 Limited
- Planning authority
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Planning application reference
- 25/00852/STPLF
- Address (REPD)
- West Of Tara Melbourne Road Thornton
- Council area (by location)
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Time to decision
- 19 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Tara Melbourne Road, Thornton - Battery Energy Storage Facility
- REPD reference
- 18852
Who decides
| Applications | East Riding of Yorkshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 143 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 26 (18%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 59 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 24 of 63 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 21 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 18.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 4 / 10 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soay Solar Farm and Greener Grid Park | solar farm | 50 | under construction | 1.2 |
| Thornton Battery Storage | battery storage | 400 | approved, not built | 1.6 |
| Ryedale Farm, Seaton Common Lane | battery storage | 300 | approved, not built | 2.8 |
| Market Weighton Road, Barlby Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 30 | application submitted | 7.4 |
| River Valley Wind farm | wind farm | 18 | refused | 10.0 |
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 (53.8972, -0.8171).