A major battery farm rejected by Lincolnshire council officials has been overturned on appeal. had for a village near in February, questioning why it was in the middle of the countryside.

FRV Powertek’s plan looked to place 160 battery containers – each around the size of a car – on land off Marton Lane, – but was rejected on the grounds that it wasn’t an appropriate location, despite advice from officers to approve it. However, the Planning Inspectorate has now overturned that decision and approved the development.

Inspectors found the battery farm, which will store electricity from renewable energy projects like solar farms, and connected it to Cottam power station in Nottinghamshire, didn’t contradict the development plan for the area, and overturned the .

The 400MW battery energy st

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