West Burton (49 MW battery storage)
West Burton is a 49 MW battery storage project in Bassetlaw, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 25 June 2018; the record was last updated on 27 November 2018.
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operationalstatus in REPD
27 November 2018record last updated
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Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 11 July 2016 | Application submitted |
| 25 January 2018 | Construction started |
| 25 June 2018 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (co-located with fossil fuel plant)
- Capacity
- 49 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 27 November 2018
- Operator or applicant
- EDF Energy Renewables
- Planning authority
- Bassetlaw
- Planning application reference
- 16/00954/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- West Burton Power Station North Road West Burton Retford Nottinghamshire
- Council area (by location)
- Bassetlaw
- REPD reference
- 6920
Who decides
| Applications | Bassetlaw | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 40 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (12%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 25 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 5 of 7 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 8 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 13.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steeple Renewables Project | solar farm | 450 | application submitted | 1.4 |
| West Burton Power Station, North Road | battery storage | 500 | approved, not built | 1.4 |
| Gainsborough Road, Saundby Solar Farm | solar farm | 78 | under construction | 2.6 |
| Gainsborough Road, Saundby | battery storage | 120 | under construction | 2.6 |
| Saundby Wind Farm | wind farm | 15 | application withdrawn | 2.7 |
| Wood Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 4.0 |
| Old Trent Road, Beckingham | battery storage | 80 | application withdrawn | 4.6 |
| Cottam wind farm | wind farm | 6.9 | application withdrawn | 4.7 |
| Gate Burton Solar & Energy Storage Park | solar farm | 531 | approved, not built | 4.9 |
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 (53.3645, -0.7984).