West Leake Lane, Ratcliffe (1,200 MW battery storage)
West Leake Lane, Ratcliffe is a 1,200 MW battery storage project in Rushcliffe, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 10 February 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 27 January 2026.
1,200 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
27 January 2026record last updated
Rushcliffecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 4 July 2023 | Application submitted |
| 18 March 2024 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 2 October 2024 | Appeal lodged |
| 10 February 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 10 February 2025 | Appeal allowed |
| 10 February 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 1,200 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 27 January 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Sandbrook Capital BES Limited
- Planning authority
- Rushcliffe
- Planning application reference
- 23/01285/FUL
- Appeal reference
- APP/P3040/W/24/335204
- Address (REPD)
- West Leake Lane West Leake Lane Ratcliffe On Soar
- Council area (by location)
- Rushcliffe
- Time to decision
- 84 weeks
- Name in REPD
- West Leake Lane, Ratcliffe - Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 12464
Who decides
| Applications | Rushcliffe | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 43 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (16%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 34 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 9 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 23.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 4 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Leake Lane, Ratcliffe | battery storage | 99.9 | approved, not built | <0.1 |
| Church Farm, Kingston On Soar Solar Photovoltaic Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.8 |
| Kingston Solar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | refused | 2.9 |
| Barn Farm (Stanford On Soar) | solar farm | 30 | refused on appeal | 3.7 |
| Ratcliffe On Soar Power Station Solar Farm | solar farm | 9 | approved, not built | 4.2 |
| Gotham | battery storage | 100 | application submitted | 4.4 |
| Remembrance Way | battery storage | 99 | approved, not built | 4.8 |
| Long Whatton Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 5.4 |
| Highfields Farm Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 42.9 | approved, not built | 6.0 |
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 (52.8338, -1.217).