Coventry National Grid Substation, Hawkesbury Hall (98 MW battery storage)
Coventry National Grid Substation, Hawkesbury Hall is a 98 MW battery storage project in Coventry, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 30 July 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 2 December 2025.
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2 December 2025record last updated
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Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 30 July 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 98 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 2 December 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Bluestone Energy
- Planning authority
- Coventry
- Planning application reference
- 41157
- Address (REPD)
- S/O Coventry National Grid Substation, Hawkesbury Hall, Parrotts Grove, Coventry
- Council area (by location)
- Coventry
- Name in REPD
- Coventry National Grid Substation, Hawkesbury Hall - Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 19945
Who decides
| Applications | Coventry | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 23 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (9%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 21 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 7.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coventry National Grid Substation | battery storage | 49.9 | operational | 0.2 |
| Tolldish Hall Farm, Parrotts Grove | solar farm | 25 | under construction | 0.7 |
| Lentons Lane | solar farm | 25 | approved, not built | 1.3 |
| Lentons Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 30 | refused | 1.4 |
| Lentons Lane, Aldermans Green | solar farm | 25 | refused | 1.4 |
| Hollyhurst Farm, Mile Tree Lane | solar farm | 25.6 | application submitted | 1.6 |
| Mcdonnell Drive, Exhall | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 2.0 |
| T Main Road, Ansty | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 3.3 |
| Newgate Coolliery Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 6 | application submitted | 3.9 |
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 (52.4551, -1.4609).