Burtonhead Road (30 MW battery storage)
Burtonhead Road is a 30 MW battery storage project in St. Helens, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: abandoned; the record was last updated on 26 February 2019.
30 MWbattery storage
abandonedstatus in REPD
26 February 2019record last updated
St. Helenscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 3 October 2017 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 30 MW
- Status (REPD)
- abandoned
- Record last updated
- 26 February 2019
- Operator or applicant
- Tiger Energy
- Planning authority
- St. Helens
- Planning application reference
- P/2017/0822/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Land To South Of Dma Ltd, Burtonhead Road, St. Helens, Merseyside
- Council area (by location)
- St. Helens
- REPD reference
- 7098
Who decides
| Applications | St. Helens | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 17 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 1 (6%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 13 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 0 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 7.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sutton Manor | battery storage | 57 | approved, not built | 2.6 |
| Land South Of Joy Lane | solar farm | 5 | refused | 6.0 |
| The Hut Group, Skyline Drive | rooftop solar | 6.8 | approved, not built | 6.2 |
| Cut Lane | battery storage | 57 | application submitted | 7.1 |
| Mill Farm | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 7.8 |
| Mowcroft Solar Farm | solar farm | 27.1 | refused | 8.0 |
| Coopers Lane, Kirkby | battery storage | 49.5 | approved, not built | 8.0 |
| Sandyforth Farm, Ashton Road | battery storage | 70 | approved, not built | 8.3 |
| Fiddlers Ferry Power Station | battery storage | 150 | under construction | 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 (53.4435, -2.7372).