Power plant · York, England, United Kingdom
Meadowville, Hull Road - Battery Energy Storage System
Meadowville, Hull Road - Battery Energy Storage System is a permitted power plant in York, England, United Kingdom, with 48 MW of capacity, operated by UK Battery Storage Limited.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | York (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | N/O Meadowville, Hull Road, Dunnington, York, YO19 5LA | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Permitted (planning permission granted) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 23 Oct 2025 (permit 25/01435/FUL, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by York) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 29 Jul 2025 (ref. 25/01435/FUL, York) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 23 Oct 2025 (granted, ref. 25/01435/FUL, York) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | UK Battery Storage Limited | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 48 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Battery | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 53.9574, -1.0133 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Meadowville, Hull Road - Battery Energy Storage System is the 791st-largest of 2,174 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in England and the 1,257th-largest of 3,222 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 48 MW is <0.1% of the 300,661 MW of power plants planned, permitted or under construction we hold for the United Kingdom. It is not built yet, so it is ranked among the power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data, apart from the ones running today. Ranks and totals cover the ones that report their capacity.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 791st of 2,174 | 186,088 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 1,257th of 3,222 | 300,661 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 2,361st of 6,455 | 664,240 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 351 grid connections (167 operating, 1,985 MW), 225 substations and 2 transmission lines, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 8, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery storage 49.9 MW grid connection at Hull Road BESS Direct | Grid connection | 49.9 MW | Planned | 0.1 km |
| Battery storage 49.9 MW grid connection at Hull Road BESS Direct | Grid connection | 49.9 MW | Operating | 0.7 km |
| Osbaldwick | Substation | — | — | 0.7 km |
| Battery storage 105.1 MW grid connection at Murton Way BESS Direct | Grid connection | 105 MW | Planned | 1.0 km |
| York University | Substation | — | — | 2.2 km |
| Melrosegate | Substation | — | — | 3.0 km |
| Yorkshire GREEN | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 18 km |
| Continental Link Multi-Purpose Interconnector | Transmission line | — | Cancelled | 43 km |
Operator and place
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- Atlantic Array One - Bristol Channel Zone1,200 MW
- Five Estuaries - Wind Farm1,080 MW
- Rugeley Power Plant Conversion1,000 MW
- Teesworks Battery Storage Project1,000 MW
Data on this page
- DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD). 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.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Supported by Northern Powergrid Open Data. Northern Powergrid open data portal, Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0.
- Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.