West Sleekburn Battery Storage Compound (30 MW)
West Sleekburn Battery Storage Compound is a 30 MW battery storage project in Northumberland, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 19 October 2022, not yet built; the record was last updated on 13 February 2024. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 19 October 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 19 October 2025, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 21 June 2022 | Application submitted |
| 19 October 2022 | Planning permission granted |
| 19 October 2025 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 30 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 13 February 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Enviromena Asset Management UK Limited
- Planning authority
- Northumberland
- Planning application reference
- 22/01725/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- West Sleekburn, Bedlington
- Council area (by location)
- Northumberland
- Time to decision
- 17 weeks
- Name in REPD
- West Sleekburn - Battery Storage Compound
- REPD reference
- 10957
Who decides
| Applications | Northumberland | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 82 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 31 (38%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 36 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 25 of 34 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 12 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 33.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 4 / 10 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Brockland Farm, Brock Lane | battery storage | 70 | approved, not built | 0.6 |
| Broadway House Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 50 | approved, not built | 4.8 |
| Lynemouth Windfarm (Resubmission) | wind farm | 26 | operational | 4.9 |
| Low Horton Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 50 | approved, not built | 5.4 |
| Burnt House Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 50 | approved, not built | 5.9 |
| Burnt House Farm, Nedderton Village | battery storage | 50 | application submitted | 5.9 |
| Low Horton | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 8.2 |
| Aesica Pharmaceuticals | wind farm | 6 | refused | 8.8 |
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 (55.1576, -1.5441).