Walsoken, Burrettgate Road (200 MW battery storage)
Walsoken, Burrettgate Road is a 200 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 25 July 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 26 August 2025.
200 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
26 August 2025record last updated
King's Lynn and West Norfolkcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 27 December 2023 | Application submitted |
| 25 July 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 25 July 2030 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 200 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 26 August 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Walsoken Limited
- Planning authority
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk
- Planning application reference
- 23/02302/FM
- Address (REPD)
- Burrettgate Road, Wisbech
- Council area (by location)
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk
- Time to decision
- 82 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Walsoken, Burrettgate Road - Battery Storage Facility
- REPD reference
- 15647
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burrettgate Road 23/00941/F | — | 26 June 2023 | withdrawn 13 September 2023 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meerdyke Solar Panels & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.6 |
| Rose And Crown Farm | solar farm | 30 | operational | 5.1 |
| Walpole Bank | solar farm | 40 | under construction | 6.3 |
| North Walpole, St Peter | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 6.3 |
| Marshlands Farm | wind farm | 57 | application withdrawn | 6.4 |
| Lapwing Fen II, Crown Farm | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 6.4 |
| Walpole Bank | battery storage | 100 | application submitted | 6.5 |
| Walpole Sub Station, Walpole Bank | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 6.6 |
| Walpole St Andrew | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 6.6 |
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 (52.6665, 0.1886).