West Melton Electricity Substation (26 MW battery storage)
West Melton Electricity Substation is a 26 MW battery storage project in Rotherham, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 13 September 2022, not yet built; the record was last updated on 7 October 2025. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 13 September 2025, so the project may not go ahead in this form. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 13 September 2025, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 26 May 2022 | Application submitted |
| 13 September 2022 | Planning permission granted |
| 13 September 2025 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 26 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 7 October 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Brampton Energy Storage Limited
- Planning authority
- Rotherham
- Planning application reference
- RB2022/0853
- Address (REPD)
- SW/O West Melton Electricity Substation Elsecar Road Brampton Bierlow
- Council area (by location)
- Rotherham
- Time to decision
- 16 weeks
- Name in REPD
- West Melton Electricity Substation - Energy Storage System
- REPD reference
- 11436
Who decides
| Applications | Rotherham | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 31 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (6%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 16 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 0 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 12 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 8.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swangate Project | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 0.2 |
| Mitchells Industrial Park, Bradberry Balk Lane | battery storage | 26 | application withdrawn | 4.0 |
| Barnsley Battery Energy Storage | battery storage | 40 | operational | 7.0 |
| Claire Court, Rawmarsh Road | battery storage | 40 | approved, not built | 7.3 |
| Yarra Industrial Estate, Loicher Lane | battery storage | 20 | approved, not built | 7.7 |
| Maltby Solar Farm | solar farm | 20 | application submitted | 7.9 |
| Whitestone Solar Farm | solar farm | 750 | application submitted | 7.9 |
| Park Spring Wind Farm | wind farm | 8.6 | operational | 8.3 |
| Firsby Lane, Hooton Roberts | solar farm | 13.5 | application submitted | 8.9 |
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 (53.5004, -1.3803).