Thurcroft Interchange Energy Park (50 MW)
Thurcroft Interchange Energy Park is a 50 MW battery storage project in Rotherham, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 6 June 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 11 July 2025.
50 MWbattery storage
application submittedstatus in REPD
11 July 2025record last updated
Rotherhamcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 6 June 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (co-located with re)
- Capacity
- 50 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 11 July 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Exagen
- Planning authority
- Rotherham
- Planning application reference
- RB2025/0714
- Address (REPD)
- Morthern Lane, Thurcroft, Rotherham
- Council area (by location)
- Rotherham
- Name in REPD
- Thurcroft Interchange Energy Park - Battery Energy Storage System
- REPD reference
- 18533
Recorded together with Thurcroft Interchange Energy Park Solar Farm (49.9 MW solar farm, application submitted).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Lane, Thurcroft | battery storage | 85 | approved, not built | 0.5 |
| Nether Moor Field | battery storage | 49.9 | operational | 0.6 |
| Moat Lane, Wickersley | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 0.6 |
| Moat Lane, Wickersley | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 0.8 |
| Penny Hill Lane | wind farm | 19.8 | operational | 2.6 |
| Land At Penny Hill Lane | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 3.0 |
| Common Farm Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49 | approved, not built | 4.0 |
| Common Farm Solar Farm & Battery Storage | battery storage | 49 | approved, not built | 4.0 |
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 (53.4037, -1.2765).