Aspley House Farm, Aspley Lane (10 MW battery storage)
Aspley House Farm, Aspley Lane is a 10 MW battery storage project in Stafford, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 27 January 2023, not yet built; the record was last updated on 8 February 2023. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 27 January 2026, so the project may not go ahead in this form. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 27 January 2026, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 13 October 2022 | Application submitted |
| 27 January 2023 | Planning permission granted |
| 27 January 2026 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 10 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 8 February 2023
- Operator or applicant
- Hydrock
- Planning authority
- Stafford
- Planning application reference
- 22/36378/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Aspley House Farm Aspley Lane Slindon Stafford
- Council area (by location)
- Stafford
- Time to decision
- 15 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Aspley House Farm, Aspley Lane - Battery Storage Facility
- REPD reference
- 12571
Who decides
| Applications | Stafford | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 20 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (25%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 14 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 16.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle Road, Cotes Heath | solar farm | 15 | application submitted | 2.4 |
| Wincote Farm, Wincote Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 30.2 | application submitted | 5.7 |
| Tunstall Hall Farm | solar farm | 5 | refused | 6.3 |
| Maer Hills Wind Farm | wind farm | 8 | abandoned | 7.9 |
| Malthouse Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | refused | 8.4 |
| Flashbrook Road, Knighton Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 8.7 |
| Flashbrook Road, Knighton Solar Farm | battery storage | 15 | application submitted | 8.7 |
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 (52.8951, -2.273).