Granborough storage site rejected by Buckinghamshire Council

Plans to build an electricity storage station have been rejected by a council after hundreds of people objected.

A committee at Buckinghamshire Council voted by a majority of seven to two to throw out proposals for the 500MW storage facility near Granborough, a village between Buckingham and Aylesbury.

Statera Energy wanted to store batteries in 518 shipping containers on what would have been a 33-hectare site.

The company said it was “disappointed” by the decision and would look at next steps.

At the meeting of…