Beechwood Farm, Hodgetts Lane (57 MW battery storage, 2023 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: approved on 9 January 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 20 January 2025.
57 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
20 January 2025record last updated
Solihullcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 18 April 2023 | Application submitted |
| 10 November 2023 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 8 May 2024 | Appeal lodged |
| 9 January 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 9 January 2025 | Appeal allowed |
| 9 January 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 57 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 20 January 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Enso Energy Limited
- Planning authority
- Solihull
- Planning application reference
- PL/2023/00839/PPFL
- Appeal reference
- AP/2024/00020/REF
- Address (REPD)
- Beechwood Farm Hodgetts Lane Berkswell
- Council area (by location)
- Solihull
- Time to decision
- 90 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Beechwood Farm, Hodgetts Lane - Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 13297
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 | application submitted | <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).