Bradford West Substation (Harrop Edge Farm) (49.9 MW battery storage)
Bradford West Substation (Harrop Edge Farm) is a 49.9 MW battery storage project in Bradford, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction since 7 July 2022; the record was last updated on 8 July 2022.
49.9 MWbattery storage
under constructionstatus in REPD
8 July 2022record last updated
Bradfordcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 14 April 2020 | Application submitted |
| 24 July 2020 | Planning permission granted |
| 7 July 2022 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 8 July 2022
- Operator or applicant
- UK Battery Storage
- Planning authority
- Bradford
- Planning application reference
- 18/03894/OUT
- Address (REPD)
- Land At Grid Ref 409233 434810 Old Allen Road Wilsden Bradford
- Council area (by location)
- Bradford
- Time to decision
- 14 weeks
- REPD reference
- 7577
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrop Edge Farm 18/01635/OUT | — | 20 April 2018 | withdrawn 13 July 2018 |
| Bradford West Substation (Harrop Edge Farm) 18/03894/OUT | 49.9 | 14 April 2020 | under construction since 7 July 2022 |
Who decides
| Applications | Bradford | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 37 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (5%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 26 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 10 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 8.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradford West, Harrop Lane, Wilsden | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 0.1 |
| Peat Dykes Farm, Harrop Lane | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 0.4 |
| Old Allen Road, Wilsden | battery storage | 99.9 | application submitted | 0.5 |
| Lane Side | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 0.9 |
| Stor Generation Plant | battery storage | 12 | approved, not built | 4.9 |
| Holmfield Battery Storage | battery storage | 500 | approved, not built | 5.7 |
| Ovenden Moor (Repower) | wind farm | 18 | operational | 5.8 |
| Ovenden Moor | wind farm | 9.2 | decommissioned | 6.3 |
| Midland Road | battery storage | 80 | approved, not built | 6.9 |
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 (53.8095, -1.8613).