Power plant · East Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Staithes Road, Saltend -Battery Energy Storage System
Staithes Road, Saltend -Battery Energy Storage System is a permitted battery storage plant in East Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, with 240 MW of capacity, operated by SFEL One Limited.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | East Riding of Yorkshire (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | North Of Westfield View Staithes Road Preston, HU12 8TG | 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 | 21 Jul 2025 (permit 24/03387/STPLF, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by East Riding of Yorkshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 16 Dec 2024 (reference 24/03387/STPLF, planning authority East Riding of Yorkshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 21 Jul 2025 (granted, reference 24/03387/STPLF, planning authority East Riding of Yorkshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | SFEL One Limited (applicant) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 240 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 | 53.7571, -0.2090 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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- Permit granted (planning authority East Riding of Yorkshire, reference 24/03387/STPLF)
- Permit applied for (planning authority East Riding of Yorkshire, reference 24/03387/STPLF)
How it compares
Staithes Road, Saltend -Battery Energy Storage System is the 162nd-largest of 1,650 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in England and the 248th-largest of 2,548 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 240 MW is <0.1% of the 279,068 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 | 162nd of 1,650 | 171,264 MW | 0.14% |
| United Kingdom | 248th of 2,548 | 279,068 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 649th of 5,799 | 657,076 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 222 grid connections (114 operating, 1,919 MW), 111 substations, 1 gas storage facility and 1 transmission line, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 8, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gas 2.053 MW grid connection at Hedon Road | Grid connection | 2.05 MW | Operating | 0.5 km |
| Battery storage 240 MW grid connection at NEL Suggit BESS Direct | Grid connection | 240 MW | Planned | 0.7 km |
| Solar 49.9 MW grid connection at Trinity House Solar Direct | Grid connection | 49.9 MW | Planned | 1.2 km |
| Yorkshire Water Hull Road | Substation | — | — | 2.3 km |
| Saltend 132/33kV | Substation | — | — | 2.5 km |
| Saltend North | Substation | — | — | 2.5 km |
| Aldbrough Hydrogen Storage | Gas storage facility | — | Planned | 10 km |
| Continental Link Multi-Purpose Interconnector | Transmission line | — | Cancelled | 14 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.
- 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.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. 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.
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