Atherton (30 MW battery storage)
Atherton is a 30 MW battery storage project in Wigan, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 10 September 2025; the record was last updated on 22 September 2025.
30 MWbattery storage
operationalstatus in REPD
22 September 2025record last updated
Wigancouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 15 February 2022 | Application submitted |
| 29 July 2022 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 September 2023 | Construction started |
| 10 September 2025 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 30 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 22 September 2025
- Operator or applicant
- FPC Electric Land Limited / Pulse Clean Energy
- Planning authority
- Wigan
- Planning application reference
- A/22/93181/FULL
- Address (REPD)
- R/O 9 Coal Pit Lane Atherton Manchester
- Council area (by location)
- Wigan
- Time to decision
- 23 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Atherton - Battery energy storage
- REPD reference
- 11151
Who decides
| Applications | Wigan | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 17 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 0 (0%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 13 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 4 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 9.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slack Lane, Westhoughton | battery storage | 45 | approved, not built | 3.6 |
| Cleworth Hall Farm | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 3.7 |
| Whitehead Landfill Site, Lower Green Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 10 | application submitted | 5.7 |
| Duckinfield Farm, Hurst Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 10 | approved, not built | 6.5 |
| Lights Oaks Moss | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 7.0 |
| Orrell Street Battery Energy Storage Facility | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 8.1 |
| Kenyon Lane | solar farm | 5 | refused | 8.2 |
| Bent Spur Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 8.5 |
| Silver Lane, Risley Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | approved, not built | 9.9 |
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 (53.5268, -2.5039).