Walpole Bank (100 MW battery storage)
Walpole Bank is a 100 MW battery storage project in King's Lynn and West Norfolk, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 8 November 2022, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 12 April 2023. The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. 32% of applications still shown as pending in REPD were submitted more than two years ago, and only 37% of pending records were updated in the last 12 months, so some of them may already have been decided.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 8 November 2022 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 100 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 12 April 2023
- Operator or applicant
- Field Devco Limited
- Planning authority
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk
- Planning application reference
- 22/02021/FM
- Address (REPD)
- Opp Walpole Sub Station, Walpole Bank, Walpole, Wisbech
- Council area (by location)
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk
- Name in REPD
- Walpole Bank - Battery Energy Storage Facility
- REPD reference
- 13639
Who decides
| Applications | King's Lynn and West Norfolk | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 60 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 11 (18%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 5 of 38 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 3 of 6 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 16 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 14.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 7 / 8 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walpole Sub Station, Walpole Bank | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 0.3 |
| Walpole Sub Station, Walpole Bank | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 0.4 |
| Walpole St Andrew | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 0.5 |
| Walpole Bank | solar farm | 40 | under construction | 0.8 |
| North Walpole, St Peter | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 0.8 |
| Model Farm | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 1.2 |
| Rose And Crown Farm | solar farm | 30 | operational | 1.5 |
| Gunthorpe Road, Marsh Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.6 |
| Lapwing Fen II, Crown Farm | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.7 |
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 (52.723, 0.2107).