Bustleholme Substation (49.9 MW battery storage)
Bustleholme Substation is a 49.9 MW battery storage project in Sandwell, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 20 October 2023; the record was last updated on 20 October 2023.
49.9 MWbattery storage
operationalstatus in REPD
20 October 2023record last updated
Sandwellcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 6 July 2020 | Application submitted |
| 1 February 2021 | Planning permission granted |
| 20 October 2023 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 20 October 2023
- Operator or applicant
- Pivot Power
- Planning authority
- Sandwell
- Planning application reference
- DC/20/64437
- Address (REPD)
- Western Power Distribution Bus, Woodruff Way, Walsall, West Midlands
- Council area (by location)
- Sandwell
- Time to decision
- 30 weeks
- REPD reference
- 7907
Who decides
| Applications | Sandwell | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 35 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (6%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 20 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 15 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 7.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chapel Lane | battery storage | 49.4 | approved, not built | 2.4 |
| Midland Quarry Products, Smith Road | battery storage | 10 | approved, not built | 4.6 |
| Golds Hill | battery storage | 57 | operational | 5.3 |
| Bloxwich Battery | battery storage | 41 | operational | 5.4 |
| Edwin Richards Quarry, Portway Road | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 9.4 |
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 (52.5532, -1.957).