Vicarage Farm (50 MW battery storage)
Vicarage Farm is a 50 MW battery storage project in North Northamptonshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 18 December 2025; the record was last updated on 6 January 2026.
50 MWbattery storage
refusedstatus in REPD
6 January 2026record last updated
North Northamptonshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 24 July 2025 | Application submitted |
| 18 December 2025 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 50 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 6 January 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Enray Power Limited
- Planning authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Planning application reference
- NW/25/00405/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Opp Caravan Site, Gipsy Lane, Irchester, Wellingborough
- Council area (by location)
- North Northamptonshire
- Time to decision
- 21 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Vicarage Farm - Battery Energy Storage System
- REPD reference
- 19771
Who decides
| Applications | North Northamptonshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 68 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 11 (16%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 44 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 5 of 11 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 4 of 13 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 11.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London Road, Irchester Solar Farm | solar farm | 26 | operational | 1.0 |
| Wellingborough Solar Farm | solar farm | 8.5 | operational | 1.6 |
| Grendon Storage | battery storage | 49.9 | permission expired | 4.3 |
| Grendon Lakes, Grendon | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 4.3 |
| Grendon Road, Earls Barton | battery storage | 99.9 | approved, not built | 5.2 |
| Quarry, Ditchford Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 10 | approved, not built | 5.4 |
| Nun Wood (Wellingborough) | wind farm | 9 | refused on appeal | 5.8 |
| Airfield Farm (Podington) | wind farm | 8.6 | operational | 6.0 |
| Gooseys Lodge, Wymington Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 10.4 | approved, not built | 6.2 |
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 (52.2709, -0.6772).