Bloxwich Battery (41 MW)
Bloxwich Battery is a 41 MW battery storage project in Walsall, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 July 2019; the record was last updated on 30 September 2020.
41 MWbattery storage
operationalstatus in REPD
30 September 2020record last updated
Walsallcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 30 September 2016 | Application submitted |
| 1 July 2019 | Operational |
| 11 February 2022 | Planning permission granted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 41 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 30 September 2020
- Operator or applicant
- Gresham House Energy Storage
- Planning authority
- Walsall
- Planning application reference
- 16/1536
- Address (REPD)
- UNIT 5, BLOXWICH LANE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, BLOXWICH LANE, WALSALL, WS2 8TF
- Council area (by location)
- Walsall
- Time to decision
- 280 weeks
- REPD reference
- 8160
Who decides
| Applications | Walsall | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 21 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (24%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 16 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 7.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midland Quarry Products, Smith Road | battery storage | 10 | approved, not built | 5.0 |
| Bustleholme Substation | battery storage | 49.9 | operational | 5.4 |
| Golds Hill | battery storage | 57 | operational | 5.6 |
| Bognop Road, Essington Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage | solar farm | 35 | application submitted | 5.7 |
| Bowmans Harbour Solar Farm | solar farm | 6.9 | under construction | 5.7 |
| Hobble Lane, Great Wyrley | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 6.0 |
| Chapel Lane | battery storage | 49.4 | approved, not built | 6.5 |
| Lime Lane, Pelsall | battery storage | 100 | refused | 8.0 |
| New Road, Featherstone | battery storage | 100 | application withdrawn | 8.5 |
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 (52.5901, -2.01).