Adj New House Farm, Luzlow Lane (99 MW battery storage)
Adj New House Farm, Luzlow Lane is a 99 MW battery storage project in Staffordshire Moorlands, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 12 December 2025; the record was last updated on 26 January 2026.
99 MWbattery storage
refusedstatus in REPD
26 January 2026record last updated
Staffordshire Moorlandscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 18 February 2025 | Application submitted |
| 12 December 2025 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 99 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 26 January 2026
- Operator or applicant
- YLEM (BESS) South Limited
- Planning authority
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- Planning application reference
- SMD/2024/0568
- Address (REPD)
- Adjoining, New House Farm, Luzlow Lane, Bagnall
- Council area (by location)
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- Time to decision
- 42 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Adj New House Farm, Luzlow Lane - Battery Energy Storage
- REPD reference
- 16521
Who decides
| Applications | Staffordshire Moorlands | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 25 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 8 (32%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 15 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 5 of 10 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 28.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armshead Farm, Armshead Road | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 0.9 |
| Cellarhead Substation, Rownall Road | battery storage | 400 | application submitted | 1.2 |
| Cellarhead Substation, Rownall Road Battery Energy Facility | battery storage | 400 | approved, not built | 1.3 |
| Newfields Farm, Rownall Road | battery storage | 99.9 | approved, not built | 1.6 |
| Leek Road, Werrington | battery storage | 300 | application submitted | 2.8 |
| Land at Heywood Grange | solar farm | 8.4 | operational | 5.5 |
| Brown Edge | battery storage | 49.5 | approved, not built | 5.7 |
| The Fields Farm | solar farm | 5 | refused | 9.0 |
| Draycott Cross Road | battery storage | 40 | approved, not built | 9.0 |
Status and dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database is compiled from public sources and can lag behind council decisions. Location: REPD grid reference (53.0409, -2.0969).