Power plant · Barnsley, England, United Kingdom
Mitchells Industrial Park, Bradberry Balk Lane - Battery Energy Storage
Mitchells Industrial Park, Bradberry Balk Lane - Battery Energy Storage is a cancelled power plant in Barnsley, England, United Kingdom, with 26 MW of capacity, operated by Mercia Power Response 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 | Barnsley (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Mitchells Industrial Park, Bradberry Balk Lane, Wombwell, Barnsley, S73 8HR | 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| Status | Cancelled (planning application withdrawn) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |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 | 20 Dec 2024 (reference 2024/1091, planning authority Barnsley) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 17 Jun 2026 (withdrawn, reference 2024/1091, planning authority Barnsley) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Mercia Power Response Limited | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 26 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 | 53.5329, -1.4052 | 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- Withdrawn (planning authority Barnsley, reference 2024/1091)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Barnsley, reference 2024/1091)
How it compares
Mitchells Industrial Park, Bradberry Balk Lane - Battery Energy Storage is the 451st-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 852nd-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 26 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 | 451st of 3,430 | 71,965 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 852nd of 5,050 | 115,622 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 3,180th of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 414 grid connections (211 operating, 2,270 MW), 388 substations, 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gas 8 MW grid connection at Aldham | Grid connection | 8 MW | Operating | 0.1 km |
| Aldham | Substation | — | — | 0.8 km |
| Gas 1.169 MW grid connection at Dearne Road | Grid connection | 1.17 MW | Operating | 2.5 km |
| Biomass 20 MW grid connection at Houghmain Main | Grid connection | 20 MW | Planned | 2.5 km |
| Stairfoot | Substation | — | — | 3.0 km |
| Houghton Main | Substation | — | — | 3.1 km |
| HSBC Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 7.5 km |
| UoS IT Services | Data center | — | — | 18 km |
| Hive IT | Data center | — | — | 18 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.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- Supported by Northern Powergrid Open Data. Northern Powergrid open data portal, Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- 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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