Avondale Nurseries, Spa Lane (320 MW battery storage)
Avondale Nurseries, Spa Lane is a 320 MW battery storage project in West Lancashire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 23 July 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 5 August 2025.
320 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
5 August 2025record last updated
West Lancashirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 13 December 2024 | Application submitted |
| 23 July 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 23 July 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 320 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 5 August 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Sandbrook Capital Bes Limited
- Planning authority
- West Lancashire
- Planning application reference
- 2024/1053/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Avondale Nurseries, Spa Lane, Lathom, Ormskirk
- Council area (by location)
- West Lancashire
- Time to decision
- 32 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Avondale Nurseries, Spa Lane - Battery Energy Storage
- REPD reference
- 14673
Who decides
| Applications | West Lancashire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 24 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 6 (25%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 5 of 16 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 11.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 4 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 5 XL Business Park | battery storage | 49.9 | under construction | 1.4 |
| Ringtail Airfield | solar farm | 5 | application withdrawn | 4.1 |
| Wanes Blades Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 16 | refused | 4.4 |
| Pikelaw Place | battery storage | 10 | permission expired | 5.2 |
| Gerard Hall Solar Farm | solar farm | 17 | refused on appeal | 7.0 |
| Fromby Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | appeal withdrawn | 7.4 |
| Tontine Road | battery storage | 70 | application submitted | 7.7 |
| Back Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | appeal withdrawn | 7.8 |
| Far Moor | battery storage | 50 | application submitted | 8.3 |
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 (53.5652, -2.8271).