Cholmondeley Road (150 MW battery storage)
Cholmondeley Road is a 150 MW battery storage project in Halton, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 10 August 2022, not yet built; the record was last updated on 18 March 2026. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 10 August 2025, 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 10 August 2025, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 29 September 2021 | Application submitted |
| 10 August 2022 | Planning permission granted |
| 10 August 2025 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 150 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 18 March 2026
- Operator or applicant
- P3P Partners LLP
- Planning authority
- Halton
- Planning application reference
- 21/00565/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- The South East Of Junction Between Weaver View And Cholmondeley Road Runcorn
- Council area (by location)
- Halton
- Time to decision
- 45 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Cholmondeley Road - Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 9763
Who decides
| Applications | Halton | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 12 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 1 (8%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 9 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 20.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frodsham Solar Project & Battery Storage | solar farm | 147 | application submitted | 2.0 |
| Frodsham Marsh | wind farm | 50.4 | operational | 3.9 |
| Aston Grange Farm | wind farm | 12 | refused on appeal | 4.6 |
| Aston Grange, Aston Solar Panels & Battery Energy Storage System | solar farm | 20 | application submitted | 4.6 |
| St Michaels Road, Ditton Road | battery storage | 14 | approved, not built | 5.9 |
| Land At Elton Farm | solar farm | 5 | application submitted | 6.6 |
| Fiddlers Ferry Power Station | battery storage | 150 | under construction | 6.8 |
| Mowcroft Solar Farm | solar farm | 27.1 | refused | 7.3 |
| Station Road, Fiddlers Ferry | battery storage | 250 | refused | 7.5 |
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 (53.3137, -2.7149).