Trent Battery Energy Storage System
A battery energy storage project near the old Cottam Power Station.
Consented (TCPA)
Welcome to our project page for the proposed Trent BESS project. This page provides information about the project as it progresses through the planning and development stages.
Tribus is proposing a battery energy storage system (BESS) on land south of Torksey Ferry Road, Cottam, and east of Chequers Lane, Laneham, Nottinghamshire.
Planning permission has now been formally granted for the Trent BESS project and its associated flood management area, following a meeting of Bassetlaw District Council's Planning Committee in December 2025.
Post-consent surveys and detailed design are under way. The project will connect to the National Grid substation at Cottam via an underground cable, which is the subject of a separate planning application to Bassetlaw District Council.
The scheme includes a flood compensation area to the southeast of Laneham, designed against a worst-case River Trent flood scenario with a 25-year design life, landscaped bunds and reuse of topsoil.
Key features at a glance
Battery energy storage in shipping-container-like structures
500MW grid connection at the former Cottam power station substation
Consented under the Town and Country Planning Act (TCPA) by Bassetlaw District Council
Flood compensation area with landscaped bunds southeast of Laneham
Underground cable connection - no new overhead lines
