Warren Farm Solar Farm & Battery Storage (49.9 MW)
Warren Farm Solar Farm & Battery Storage is a 49.9 MW solar farm project in Doncaster, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 15 March 2022, not yet built; the record was last updated on 16 February 2022. REPD records the planning permission as expiring on 15 March 2025, but the project holds a Contracts for Difference award (AR5), so construction may have started. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD records the planning permission as expiring on 15 March 2025, but the project holds a Contracts for Difference award (AR5), so construction may have started.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 16 August 2021 | Application submitted |
| 15 March 2022 | Planning permission granted |
| 15 March 2025 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 16 February 2022
- Operator or applicant
- Enso Green Holdings I Limited
- Planning authority
- Doncaster
- Planning application reference
- 21/02567/FULM
- Site area
- 133.5 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land At Warren Farm Dunsville Doncaster
- Council area (by location)
- Doncaster
- Time to decision
- 30 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR5
- REPD reference
- 8494
The scheme also includes battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (approved, not built).
Who decides
| Applications | Doncaster | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 43 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 3 (7%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 27 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 5 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 11 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 17.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thorpe Marsh Power Station, Marsh Lane | battery storage | 1,400 | approved, not built | 4.3 |
| Thorpe Marsh Power Station | battery storage | 1,450 | approved, not built | 4.3 |
| Fenwick Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 238 | approved, not built | 4.5 |
| Fordtead Lane, Thorpe Marsh Battery Energy Facility | battery storage | 180 | approved, not built | 5.4 |
| The Balk, Almholme Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 6.9 |
| The Balk, Almholme | battery storage | 1,025 | approved, not built | 6.9 |
| Cutts Bros, Wharf Road | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 7.5 |
| The Tween Bridge Solar Farm | solar farm | 800 | application submitted | 8.9 |
| Tween Bridge Windfarm | wind farm | 44 | operational | 9.0 |
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 (53.5621, -1.0278).