Battery storage planning in the UK
2,677 battery storage applications in the government planning database. 650 are in planning, 45 GW between them.
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Councils with the most battery storage applications
| Planning authority | Applications | In planning | Granted or being built | Operating | Refused, withdrawn or closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish Government (S36) | 219 | 92 | 107 | 3 | 13 |
| North Yorkshire | 47 | 16 | 26 | 3 | 2 |
| Highland | 46 | 8 | 24 | 5 | 9 |
| Wiltshire | 43 | 8 | 20 | 7 | 8 |
| Aberdeenshire | 40 | 10 | 24 | 1 | 5 |
| Milton Keynes | 40 | 6 | 21 | 2 | 11 |
| The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure | 37 | 11 | 20 | 2 | 1 |
| Cornwall | 36 | 7 | 25 | 1 | 3 |
| Somerset | 28 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 6 |
| Fife | 27 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 3 |
| East Devon | 26 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 10 |
| North Northamptonshire | 26 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
| Perth and Kinross | 26 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 6 |
| Central Bedfordshire | 25 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 6 |
| South Staffordshire | 25 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 4 |
| Welsh Government (NSIP) | 24 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 3 |
| East Riding of Yorkshire | 23 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 4 |
| Shropshire | 22 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 21 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Cumberland | 20 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 4 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 20 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 2 |
| East Suffolk | 20 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 |
| Northumberland | 20 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
| Rotherham | 20 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2 |
| South Gloucestershire | 20 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 1 |
| South Lanarkshire | 20 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| West Northamptonshire | 20 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 3 |
| Angus | 19 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 2 |
| King's Lynn and West Norfolk | 19 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| Wychavon | 19 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 1 |
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Newest battery storage applications
- Whitestone Solar Farm
- Woking Road & Whitemore Road - Battery Storage System
- Telecommunication Site Moota - Micro Energy Storage Project
- Head Dale, Cocklakes - Micro Energy Storage Project
- Wood End Lane, Fradley - Micro Energy Storage
- Hardybarn Lane, Green Fairfield - Battery Energy Storage Facility
- Withybush Road, Withybush Industrial Estate - Micro Energy Storage System
- Larwood Drive, Rusling Way - Micro Battery Storage
- Wolverhampton Road - Energy Storage System
- Verge at Bickland Industrial Estate - Energy Storage System
- Clay Tye Farm - Energy Storage Facility
- Bodelwyddan, Abergele Road - Solar Farm & Battery Storage
- Tesside GigaPark - Battery Energy Storage System
- Withybush Road, Fishguard Road - Micro Battery Storage
- High Mark Wind Farm - Wind Turbines
Latest decisions
- Green Hill Solar Farm & Battery Storage
- Spittal Mains, Spittal - Battery Energy Storage System
- Abbotshaugh Battery Storage
- Kintore - Battery Energy Storage
- Beacon Fen Energy Park
- Cordon Farm, Abernethy - Battery Storage
- Rayleigh Spur Roundabout, Benfleet - Battery Energy Storage System
- Carrs Farm, South Hetton - Battery Energy Storage System
- One Earth Solar Farm
- Dean Moor Solar Farm & Battery Storage
- Peartree Hill Solar Farm
- Pound Farm Lane - Battery Storage
- High Netherfauld House Farm 1, Tower Road - Battery Energy Storage System
- Classic Marble Showers, Omagh Road - Battery Energy Storage
- Mitchells Industrial Park, Bradberry Balk Lane - Battery Energy Storage
Battery storage incidents
The register holds 132 battery storage incidents worldwide, 9 of them in the UK, each with its sources. Counts of incidents in published reporting, not rates: more installations, and more open reporting, mean more entries.
- Smoke and fire incident at Battery Box, Pinhoe Road, Exeter
- Fire in a battery container at Rufford Colliery BESS, Rainworth, caused by a short circuit in NMC cells
- Gas leak at Cockenzie battery storage site under construction
- Mini battery storage system ignites garden shed fire in Wickford, Essex
- Fire in single battery unit at Thurrock BESS under construction
- Domestic fire reported to have prompted a safety warning about solar battery storage
- Solar battery smoke prompts fire crew response at Denton home
- Explosion and prolonged fire at Orsted battery storage site in Liverpool
Every battery storage incident · What fails · Lessons learned
Fire safety guidance
Fire and rescue services comment on battery storage applications using the National Fire Chiefs Council's planning guidance for grid-scale battery energy storage systems. The evidence pack sets each comparable incident against the points of that guidance it bears on.
For a planning case
The planning evidence pack sets out, for one application for a battery storage site, every comparable incident nearest first with its sources, the schemes refused, withdrawn or taken to appeal nearby, and the fire service guidance each incident bears on. Launch price: £145 until 31 October (normally £295). Download a sample pack (PDF).
Data updated 3 August 2026 from the Renewable Energy Planning Database (DESNZ), published quarterly.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (Renewable Energy Planning Database, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero). The dataset. The register adds only the incidents and the counts.