Woodend And Moor Row, Egremont (30 MW battery storage)
Woodend And Moor Row, Egremont is a 30 MW battery storage project in Cumberland, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 15 December 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 13 January 2026.
30 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
13 January 2026record last updated
Cumberlandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 20 May 2025 | Application submitted |
| 15 December 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 15 December 2030 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 30 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 13 January 2026
- Operator or applicant
- JT Energy Storage (Windel Energy)
- Planning authority
- Cumberland
- Planning application reference
- 4/25/2180/0F1
- Address (REPD)
- Btw Woodend And Moor Row Egremont
- Council area (by location)
- Cumberland
- Time to decision
- 30 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Woodend And Moor Row, Egremont - Battery Energy Storage
- REPD reference
- 19121
Who decides
| Applications | Cumberland | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 91 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 30 (33%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 32 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 25 of 45 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 14 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 22.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 7 / 9 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleator | battery storage | 10 | operational | 1.0 |
| Cleator Energy Storage Facility Extension | battery storage | 5 | application submitted | 1.0 |
| Cleator Solar Park | solar farm | 5 | refused on appeal | 1.2 |
| Weddicar Rigg Wind Farm | wind farm | 12 | refused on appeal | 5.4 |
| Yeorton Hall Farm | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 6.3 |
| Fairfield Farm | wind farm | 6.5 | operational | 7.5 |
| Fairfield Farm | wind farm | 7.8 | application withdrawn | 7.5 |
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 (54.5119, -3.5337).