West Thorpe Church Farm, Willoughby On The Wolds (25 MW battery storage)
West Thorpe Church Farm, Willoughby On The Wolds is a 25 MW battery storage project in Rushcliffe, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 24 September 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 30 September 2024.
25 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
30 September 2024record last updated
Rushcliffecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 31 January 2024 | Application submitted |
| 24 September 2024 | Planning permission granted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 25 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 30 September 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Integrum Renewable Energy Limited
- Planning authority
- Rushcliffe
- Planning application reference
- 24/00151/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- West Thorpe Church Farm, Willoughby On The Wolds, Loughborough
- Council area (by location)
- Rushcliffe
- Time to decision
- 34 weeks
- Name in REPD
- West Thorpe Church Farm, Willoughby On The Wolds - Battery Energy Storage
- REPD reference
- 15938
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDL Wymeswold Solar Farm/land off the A6006 | solar farm | 6.1 | operational | 2.4 |
| Dalby | wind farm | 7.2 | operational | 3.2 |
| Old Dalby Lodge Farm | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 3.4 |
| Solar Farm at E/O Wymeswold | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 3.6 |
| Wymeswold Airfield | solar farm | 34 | operational | 4.0 |
| Old Wood Energy Park Solar Pv Panel | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 4.0 |
| Old Wood Energy Park | battery storage | 85 | approved, not built | 4.0 |
| Highfields Farm Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 42.9 | approved, not built | 4.7 |
| Melton Road | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 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 (52.8271, -1.0675).