Power plant · Wakefield, England, United Kingdom
Kirkhaw Lane - Battery Storage
Kirkhaw Lane - Battery Storage is a cancelled power plant in Wakefield, England, United Kingdom, with 100 MW of capacity, operated by Walker & Son Limited and Vox Energy 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 | Wakefield (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Industrial Pallet & Transport Services Kirkhaw Lane Knottingley, WF11 8RD | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (abandoned) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 12 Jul 2024 (permit 24/00334/FUL, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Wakefield) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 22 Feb 2024 (reference 24/00334/FUL, planning authority Wakefield) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 12 Jul 2024 (granted, reference 24/00334/FUL, planning authority Wakefield) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Walker & Son Limited (Walker & Son (Hauliers) Limited / Vox Energy Limited) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Vox Energy Limited (Walker & Son (Hauliers) Limited / Vox Energy Limited) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 100 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 | 53.7186, -1.2724 | 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.
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Dated events about this power plant from official notices and registers, newest first. All recent changes.
- Permit granted (planning authority Wakefield, reference 24/00334/FUL)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Wakefield, reference 24/00334/FUL)
How it compares
Kirkhaw Lane - Battery Storage is the 75th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 134th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 100 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 | 75th of 3,430 | 71,965 MW | 0.14% |
| United Kingdom | 134th of 5,050 | 115,622 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 1,245th of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 436 grid connections (222 operating, 2,427 MW), 383 substations, 11 data centers and 2 transmission lines, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferrybridge A | Substation | — | — | 0.1 km |
| Ferrybridge A 11kV | Substation | — | — | 0.1 km |
| Ferrybridge B | Substation | — | — | 0.1 km |
| Battery storage 94.9 MW grid connection at Ferrybridge BESS Direct | Grid connection | 94.9 MW | Planned | 0.3 km |
| Battery storage 1.2 MW grid connection at Smith Street | Grid connection | 1.2 MW | Planned | 0.4 km |
| Waste 77 MW grid connection at Ferrybridge Multifuel Direct | Grid connection | 77 MW | Operating | 0.4 km |
| HSBC Wakefield Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 7.1 km |
| nLighten Leeds | Data center | — | — | 8.5 km |
| Yorkshire GREEN | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 20 km |
Operators and place
Grid connections attached to this power plant
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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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