Coopers Lane, Kirkby (49.5 MW battery storage)
Coopers Lane, Kirkby is a 49.5 MW battery storage project in Knowsley, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 30 April 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 31 May 2024.
49.5 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
31 May 2024record last updated
Knowsleycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 27 July 2023 | Application submitted |
| 30 April 2024 | Planning permission granted |
| 30 April 2027 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 49.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 31 May 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Pelagic Energy
- Planning authority
- Knowsley
- Planning application reference
- 23/02008/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Coopers Lane, Kirkby, Liverpool
- Council area (by location)
- Knowsley
- Time to decision
- 40 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Coopers Lane, Kirkby - Battery Storage Facility
- REPD reference
- 14670
Who decides
| Applications | Knowsley | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 20 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (25%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 18 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 7.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
UK: all UK planning authorities. Counted under these REPD planning authority names: Knowsley, Knowsley Borough.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cut Lane | battery storage | 57 | application submitted | 1.0 |
| Charleywood Road, Knowsley Industrial Park | battery storage | 49.9 | abandoned | 1.2 |
| Perimeter Road, Kirkby | battery storage | 165 | application submitted | 1.6 |
| Battery Energy Storage System | battery storage | 6 | approved, not built | 7.4 |
| Lister Drive | battery storage | 49.9 | operational | 7.4 |
| Liverpool Energy Management Facility | battery storage | 49.9 | operational | 7.4 |
| Carnegie Road (Phase 2) | battery storage | 40 | permission expired | 7.4 |
| Land at Carnegie Road | battery storage | 20 | operational | 7.4 |
| Gerard Hall Solar Farm | solar farm | 17 | refused on appeal | 7.4 |
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 (53.4679, -2.8504).