Walpole St Andrew (100 MW battery storage)
Walpole St Andrew 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: approved on 20 September 2022, not yet built; the record was last updated on 9 July 2024. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 20 September 2025, so the project may not go ahead in this form. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 20 September 2025, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 28 February 2022 | Application submitted |
| 20 September 2022 | Planning permission granted |
| 20 September 2025 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 100 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 9 July 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Alfred Energy Limited
- Planning authority
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk
- Planning application reference
- 22/00438/FM
- Address (REPD)
- Opp Walpole Sub Station Walpole Bank Walpole St Andrew, Wisbech
- Council area (by location)
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk
- Time to decision
- 29 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Walpole St Andrew - Battery storage
- REPD reference
- 10876
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 | 0.1 |
| Walpole Sub Station, Walpole Bank | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 0.3 |
| Walpole Bank | solar farm | 40 | under construction | 0.5 |
| Walpole Bank | battery storage | 100 | application submitted | 0.5 |
| Model Farm | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 0.7 |
| North Walpole, St Peter | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 1.3 |
| Rose And Crown Farm | solar farm | 30 | operational | 1.6 |
| Gunthorpe Road, Marsh Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.1 |
| Lapwing Fen 2 Battery Storage Plant | battery storage | 250 | under construction | 2.2 |
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 (52.7252, 0.2046).