Armitage Road, Armitage (200 MW battery storage)
Armitage Road, Armitage is a 200 MW battery storage project in Lichfield, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 4 March 2026; the record was last updated on 10 April 2026.
200 MWbattery storage
refusedstatus in REPD
10 April 2026record last updated
Lichfieldcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 14 November 2025 | Application submitted |
| 4 March 2026 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 200 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 10 April 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Galileo Empower
- Planning authority
- Lichfield
- Planning application reference
- 25/01399/FULM
- Address (REPD)
- Former Rugeley Power Station, Armitage Road, Armitage, Rugeley
- Council area (by location)
- Lichfield
- Time to decision
- 16 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Armitage Road, Armitage - Battery Energy Storage
- REPD reference
- 18447
Who decides
| Applications | Lichfield | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 13 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (15%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 10 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 24.7 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Former Rugeley Power Station | battery storage | 49.9 | abandoned | 1.0 |
| Colton Mill Farm & Cawarden Springs Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 1.0 |
| Hawkesyard Estate, Rugeley Road | battery storage | 100 | application submitted | 1.0 |
| Black Flatts Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.1 |
| Bleak House | wind farm | 6.5 | application withdrawn | 7.3 |
| Moreton Brook Farm, Lea Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 8.3 |
| Lions Den, Hammerwich | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 9.8 |
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 (52.7531, -1.9086).