Third Drove, Fengate (50 MW battery storage)
Third Drove, Fengate is a 50 MW battery storage project in Peterborough, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 5 January 2023, not yet built; the record was last updated on 27 January 2026. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 5 January 2026, so the project may not go ahead in this form. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 5 January 2026, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 16 June 2022 | Application submitted |
| 5 January 2023 | Planning permission granted |
| 5 January 2026 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 50 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 27 January 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Flag Fen Power Limited
- Planning authority
- Peterborough
- Planning application reference
- 22/00740/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Third Drove Fengate
- Council area (by location)
- Peterborough
- Time to decision
- 29 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Third Drove, Fengate - Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 11558
Who decides
| Applications | Peterborough | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 35 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 6 (17%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 19 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 6 of 6 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 10 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 12.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| America Farm | solar farm | 8 | application withdrawn | 2.6 |
| Whittlesey | wind farm | 9 | operational | 2.6 |
| Kings Dyke, Whittlesey | battery storage | 10 | approved, not built | 3.0 |
| Dogsthorpe, Welland Road Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 14 | approved, not built | 3.8 |
| Haddon Solar park | solar farm | 22 | refused | 4.7 |
| Willow Hall Farm | wind farm | 10 | application withdrawn | 5.1 |
| Gores Wind Farm | wind farm | 16 | application withdrawn | 6.2 |
| Farms of Newborough | solar farm | 49 | application withdrawn | 8.3 |
| Glass Moor | wind farm | 16 | operational | 8.7 |
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 (52.5702, -0.2054).