Cheshire Power Station (45 MW battery storage)
Cheshire Power Station is a 45 MW battery storage project in Cheshire West and Chester, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 24 May 2023, not yet built; the record was last updated on 22 December 2021. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 24 May 2026, so the project may not go ahead in this form. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 24 May 2026, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 4 November 2021 | Application submitted |
| 24 May 2023 | Planning permission granted |
| 24 May 2026 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 45 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 22 December 2021
- Operator or applicant
- RWE Generation UK Plc
- Planning authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Planning application reference
- 21/04501/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Cheshire Power Station North Road, Ellesmere Port
- Council area (by location)
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Time to decision
- 81 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Cheshire Power Station - Battery Storage Facility
- REPD reference
- 10295
Who decides
| Applications | Cheshire West and Chester | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 54 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 6 (11%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 40 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 2 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 12 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 10.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastham Balacing Services Plant | battery storage | 27 | application withdrawn | 3.3 |
| Oil Sites Road | battery storage | 9.6 | approved, not built | 3.4 |
| Capenhurst Lane, Capenhurst | battery storage | 57 | under construction | 4.2 |
| Native River | battery storage | 57 | operational | 4.3 |
| Capenhurst Lane, Capenhurst | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 4.8 |
| Rectory Lane | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 5.3 |
| National Grid Electricity Substation, Capenhurst Lane | battery storage | 100 | operational | 5.3 |
| Mollington | battery storage | 240 | approved, not built | 6.7 |
| Jaguar Land Rover Jaguar Plant, North Road | rooftop solar | 9.3 | approved, not built | 7.8 |
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 (53.2976, -2.9117).