Teesworks Battery Storage Project (1,000 MW)
Teesworks Battery Storage Project is a 1,000 MW battery storage project in Redcar and Cleveland, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application withdrawn on 26 August 2025; the record was last updated on 7 November 2025.
1,000 MWbattery storage
application withdrawnstatus in REPD
7 November 2025record last updated
Redcar and Clevelandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 19 December 2024 | Application submitted |
| 26 August 2025 | Application withdrawn |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 1,000 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application withdrawn
- Record last updated
- 7 November 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Teesworks Ltd, NatPower UK
- Planning authority
- Redcar and Cleveland
- Planning application reference
- R/2024/0843/FFM
- Address (REPD)
- Teesworks, Steel House Gate
- Council area (by location)
- Redcar and Cleveland
- REPD reference
- 16443
Who decides
| Applications | Redcar and Cleveland | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 17 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 1 (6%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 9 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 2 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 6 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 13.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tees Wind North | wind farm | 45 | abandoned | 1.7 |
| Tesside GigaPark | battery storage | 1,000 | application submitted | 2.8 |
| Yearby Village - Tees Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 3.6 |
| Cowpen Bewley, Seal Sands Link Road | battery storage | 200 | application submitted | 3.9 |
| Wilton | wind farm | 6.6 | application withdrawn | 4.0 |
| Greystones Road, Grangetown | battery storage | 60 | approved, not built | 4.3 |
| Wilton International, Greystones Road - Phase 1 | battery storage | 150 | approved, not built | 4.3 |
| Lackenby | battery storage | 49.9 | permission expired | 4.9 |
| Old Hall Farm, Lackenby | battery storage | 244 | application submitted | 5.1 |
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 (54.6093, -1.1083).