Beechwood Farm, Hodgetts Lane (57 MW battery storage, 2024 application)

Beechwood Farm, Hodgetts Lane is a 57 MW battery storage project in Solihull, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 19 July 2024, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 20 January 2025. The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.

Data: REPD July 2026 extract · calculated 7 November 2026 · Methodology and sources

57 MWbattery storage

application submittedmay be out of datestatus in REPD

20 January 2025record last updated

Solihullcouncil area

The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. 32% of applications still shown as pending in REPD were submitted more than two years ago, and only 37% of pending records were updated in the last 12 months, so some of them may already have been decided.

Planning timeline

Date	Stage
19 July 2024	Application submitted

Project details

Technology: battery storage (stand-alone storage)
Capacity: 57 MW
Status (REPD): application submitted
Record last updated: 20 January 2025
Operator or applicant: Enso Energy Limited
Planning authority: Solihull
Planning application reference: PL/2024/01392/PPFL
Address (REPD): Beechwood Farm Hodgetts Lane Berkswell
Council area (by location): Solihull
Name in REPD: Beechwood Farm, Hodgetts Lane - Battery Storage
REPD reference: 16855

Earlier applications for this site

Application	MW	Submitted	Outcome
Beechwood Farm, Hodgetts Lane PL/2024/01392/PPFL	57	19 July 2024	application submitted on 19 July 2024, no decision recorded

Who decides

Applications	Solihull	UK
Decided applications (solar, wind, battery)	30	10,236
Refused	8 (27%)	19%
Solar refused	4 of 22	12%
Battery storage refused	4 of 8	16%
Median time from submission to decision	8.0 weeks	17.0 weeks
Appeals lodged / allowed	4 / 4	—

Other large projects within 10 km

Project	Type	MW	Status	km
Beechwood Farm, Hodgetts Lane	battery storage	57	approved, not built	<0.1
Hodgetts Lane, Berkswell - Electricity Storage Facility	battery storage	49.9	application submitted	0.4
Nailcote Farm	solar farm	18	refused	0.6
Little Beanit Farm, Balsall Common	battery storage	200	under construction	0.6
Hodgetts Lane, Berkswell - Electricity Storage Facility	battery storage	49.9	approved, not built	0.9
Hodgetts Lane, Berkswell - Electricity Storage Facility	battery storage	49.9	application submitted	0.9
Benton Green Lane	battery storage	70	application submitted	1.4
Tanners Lane	battery storage	30	approved, not built	1.7
Burton Green Farm	battery storage	100	approved, not built	2.0

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 (52.3914, -1.6217).