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Weirs Drove, Burwell (30 MW battery storage)

Weirs Drove, Burwell is a 30 MW battery storage project in East Cambridgeshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 26 May 2021, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 6 July 2021. 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.

Data: REPD July 2026 extract · calculated 7 November 2026 · Methodology and sources

30 MWbattery storage
application submittedmay be out of datestatus in REPD
6 July 2021record last updated
East Cambridgeshirecouncil area

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

DateStage
26 May 2021Application submitted

Project details

Technology
battery storage (stand-alone storage)
Capacity
30 MW
Status (REPD)
application submitted
Record last updated
6 July 2021
Operator or applicant
Fen Power 1 Limited
Planning authority
East Cambridgeshire
Planning application reference
21/00816/FUL
Address (REPD)
Land North Of Electricity Sub-Station Weirs Drove Burwell, Cambridge
Council area (by location)
East Cambridgeshire
Name in REPD
Weirs Drove, Burwell - Battery Storage Facility
REPD reference
9292

Earlier applications for this site

ApplicationMWSubmittedOutcome
Burwell Main Sub-Station 19/00155/FUL49.924 January 2019replaced by a revised application

Who decides

ApplicationsEast CambridgeshireUK
Decided applications (solar, wind, battery)3010,236
Refused1 (3%)19%
Solar refused0 of 2212%
Battery storage refused1 of 816%
Median time from submission to decision15.8 weeks17.0 weeks
Appeals lodged / allowed0 / 0—

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Burwellbattery storage50operational0.5
Reach Roadbattery storage49.9approved, not built0.6
Land Southwest of Hightown Drove, Burwellbattery storage90refused0.9
Long Barrow Solar Farm Projectsolar farm49.9application submitted1.1
Burwell Solar Farmsolar farm49.9under construction1.3
Anchor Lane, Burwellbattery storage50approved, not built1.7
Goosehall Solar Farmsolar farm39.5operational2.1
Burwell Anchor Lane Farm, Newnham Drovesolar farm50approved, not built2.2
Goose Hall Solar Farmsolar farm5approved, not built2.4

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 (52.2744, 0.3144).