Carrington Power Station, Manchester Road (680 MW battery storage)
Carrington Power Station, Manchester Road is a 680 MW battery storage project in Trafford, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction since 1 November 2026; the record was last updated on 9 July 2026.
680 MWbattery storage
under constructionstatus in REPD
9 July 2026record last updated
Traffordcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 23 February 2023 | Application submitted |
| 20 July 2023 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 November 2026 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 680 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 9 July 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Statera Energy
- Planning authority
- Trafford
- Planning application reference
- 110320/FUL/23
- Address (REPD)
- Carrington Power Station, Manchester Road
- Council area (by location)
- Trafford
- Time to decision
- 21 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Carrington Power Station, Manchester Road - Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 13362
Who decides
| Applications | Trafford | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 28 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 6 (21%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 19 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 9 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 8.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Fowl Farm, Carrington Lane | battery storage | 35 | approved, not built | 2.2 |
| Daines Battery Energy Storage System | battery storage | 600 | approved, not built | 2.3 |
| Lights Oaks Moss | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 6.1 |
| Silver Lane, Risley Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | approved, not built | 6.6 |
| Whitehead Landfill Site, Lower Green Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 10 | application submitted | 6.7 |
| Duckinfield Farm, Hurst Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 10 | approved, not built | 7.5 |
| Golf Road | battery storage | 90 | approved, not built | 7.6 |
| Sale Golf Club, Golf Road | battery storage | 70 | approved, not built | 7.6 |
| Freshfields, Fairy Lane | battery storage | 99.9 | under construction | 8.2 |
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 (53.4334, -2.4035).