Thornton Battery Storage (400 MW)
Thornton Battery Storage is a 400 MW battery storage project in East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 27 February 2026, not yet built; the record was last updated on 1 May 2026.
400 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
1 May 2026record last updated
East Riding of Yorkshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 26 June 2025 | Application submitted |
| 27 February 2026 | Planning permission granted |
| 27 February 2029 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 400 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 1 May 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Greenfield Energy Developments Limited
- Planning authority
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Planning application reference
- 25/01685/STPLF
- Address (REPD)
- West Of Waplington Manor Waplington Lane Allerthorpe
- Council area (by location)
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Time to decision
- 35 weeks
- REPD reference
- 19288
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 | 0.8 |
| Tara Melbourne Road, Thornton | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 1.6 |
| Ryedale Farm, Seaton Common Lane | battery storage | 300 | approved, not built | 4.3 |
| Market Weighton Road, Barlby Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 30 | application submitted | 8.9 |
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 (53.912, -0.8163).