Power plant · East Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Thornton Battery Storage
Thornton Battery Storage is a permitted power plant in East Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, with 400 MW of capacity, operated by Greenfield Energy Developments 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 | West Of Waplington Manor Waplington Lane Allerthorpe, YO42 4RS | 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 | 27 Feb 2026 (permit 25/01685/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 | 26 Jun 2025 (reference 25/01685/STPLF, planning authority East Riding of Yorkshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 27 Feb 2026 (granted, reference 25/01685/STPLF, planning authority East Riding of Yorkshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Greenfield Energy Developments Limited | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 400 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 | 53.9129, -0.8130 | 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 25/01685/STPLF)
- Permit applied for (planning authority East Riding of Yorkshire, reference 25/01685/STPLF)
How it compares
Thornton Battery Storage is the 103rd-largest of 2,174 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in England and the 157th-largest of 3,222 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 400 MW is 0.13% of the 300,461 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 | 103rd of 2,174 | 185,888 MW | 0.22% |
| United Kingdom | 157th of 3,222 | 300,461 MW | 0.13% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 351st of 6,455 | 664,040 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 375 grid connections (182 operating, 2,466 MW), 200 substations, 4 data centers, 2 transmission lines and 1 gas storage facility, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hayton | Substation | — | — | 3.2 km |
| Sandhill Lane | Substation | — | — | 5.6 km |
| Solar 2.66 MW grid connection at Elvington | Grid connection | 2.66 MW | Planned | 7.7 km |
| Belthorpe Lane | Substation | — | — | 7.8 km |
| Waste 1.995 MW grid connection at Southgate | Grid connection | 2 MW | Operating | 8.9 km |
| Battery storage and Solar 12.5 MW grid connection at Elvington | Grid connection | 12.5 MW | Planned | 9.5 km |
| Continental Link Multi-Purpose Interconnector | Transmission line | — | Cancelled | 29 km |
| Yorkshire GREEN | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 30 km |
| HSBC Wakefield Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 44 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.
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- Supported by Northern Powergrid Open Data. Northern Powergrid open data portal, Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0.
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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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