Tofts Lane, Hunshelf (40 MW battery storage)
Tofts Lane, Hunshelf is a 40 MW battery storage project in Barnsley, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 13 November 2023, not yet built; the record was last updated on 31 May 2024.
40 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
31 May 2024record last updated
Barnsleycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 30 March 2023 | Application submitted |
| 13 November 2023 | Planning permission granted |
| 13 November 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 40 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 31 May 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Harmony HS (JV) Limited
- Planning authority
- Barnsley
- Planning application reference
- 2023/0322
- Address (REPD)
- Tofts Lane, Hunshelf
- Council area (by location)
- Barnsley
- Time to decision
- 33 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Tofts Lane, Hunshelf - Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 13733
Who decides
| Applications | Barnsley | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 24 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (8%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 13 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 6 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 21.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofts Lane | battery storage | 40 | permission expired | 0.7 |
| Sheephouse Heights Windfarm | wind farm | 15 | refused | 1.9 |
| Royd Moor | wind farm | 5.9 | operational | 5.7 |
| Spicer Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 6.9 | operational | 7.2 |
| Spicer Hill Wind Farm Extension | wind farm | 6.9 | refused on appeal | 7.6 |
| Blackstone Edge | wind farm | 7.5 | operational | 8.4 |
| Hazlehead | wind farm | 6 | operational | 9.3 |
| Dearne Head Wind Farm | wind farm | 8 | refused | 9.6 |
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 (53.5004, -1.6014).