Winterton Road (95 MW battery storage)
Winterton Road is a 95 MW battery storage project in North Lincolnshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 16 December 2022, not yet built; the record was last updated on 15 September 2021. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 16 December 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 16 December 2025, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 12 August 2021 | Application submitted |
| 16 December 2022 | Planning permission granted |
| 16 December 2025 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 95 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 15 September 2021
- Operator or applicant
- Newton Energi Limited
- Planning authority
- North Lincolnshire
- Planning application reference
- PA/2021/1291
- Address (REPD)
- N/O Gala Bingo, Winterton Road, Scunthorpe
- Council area (by location)
- North Lincolnshire
- Time to decision
- 70 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Winterton Road - Battery Energy Storage
- REPD reference
- 9608
Who decides
| Applications | North Lincolnshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 47 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 15 (32%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 7 of 33 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 8 of 10 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 4 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 10.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 6 / 4 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Crow Solar Park | solar farm | 150 | approved, not built | 2.7 |
| Bagmoor | wind farm | 16 | operational | 3.8 |
| Flixborough Industrial Estate | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.4 |
| North Wharf Solar Farm | solar farm | 6 | refused on appeal | 4.4 |
| North Lincolnshire Green Energy Park | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 4.7 |
| Winterton Road, Roxby Solar Farm | solar farm | 50 | application submitted | 5.0 |
| Raventhorpe Lodge (Sweeting Thorns) | solar farm | 25 | permission expired | 5.1 |
| Raventhorpe Farm | solar farm | 38 | operational | 5.7 |
| Grange | wind farm | 12.3 | operational | 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 (53.5972, -0.6412).