Power plant · Central Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Hillcrest, Church Road - Battery Energy Storage
Hillcrest, Church Road - Battery Energy Storage is a cancelled power plant in Central Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom, with 50 MW of capacity, operated by Root Power South Limited.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Central Bedfordshire (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Rear of Hillcrest, Church Road, Sundon, LU3 3PB | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (planning application withdrawn) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 6 Nov 2024 (reference CB/24/02977/FULL, planning authority Central Bedfordshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 17 Jan 2025 (withdrawn, reference CB/24/02977/FULL, planning authority Central Bedfordshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Root Power South Limited | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 50 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Battery (stand-alone storage) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.9370, -0.4769 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the operator.
Request researchLatest events
Dated events about this power plant from official notices and registers, newest first. All recent changes.
- Withdrawn (planning authority Central Bedfordshire, reference CB/24/02977/FULL)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Central Bedfordshire, reference CB/24/02977/FULL)
How it compares
Hillcrest, Church Road - Battery Energy Storage is the 151st-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 326th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 50 MW is <0.1% of the 115,622 MW we hold for the United Kingdom. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 151st of 3,430 | 71,965 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 326th of 5,050 | 115,622 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 1,818th of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 83 data centers (1 operating, 88 MW), 71 substations, 39 grid connections (22 operating, 239 MW), 1 AI supercomputer and 1 transmission line, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data center, Dunstable (OSM way 526426719) | Data center | — | — | 4.7 km |
| Starwood House | Data center | — | — | 19 km |
| NTT Hemel Hempstead 2 | Data center | — | — | 19 km |
| East Claydon GSP | Substation | — | — | 30 km |
| Cokes Lane Primary | Substation | — | — | 31 km |
| Amersham GSP | Substation | — | — | 33 km |
| Generation 99 MW grid connection at Amersham Main | Grid connection | 99 MW | Planned | 33 km |
| Harefield Solar grid connection | Grid connection | 30 MW | Planned | 39 km |
| Derehams Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 100 MW | Planned | 39 km |
Operator and place
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Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
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- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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