Plans to build a new energy storage facility have been met with concerns about construction traffic. An application to build a battery energy storage system at land currently used as a scrapyard on Bowbridge Lane, Balderton, was discussed by Newark Town Council’s planning committee. The plans would see 16 large battery units placed on the site alongside converters, amenity building, parking, electrical transformer, switchroom and substation in a fenced area. The applicant stated that energy storage facilities such as this allow the National Grid network to operate more efficiently, by taking e…
