Dolly Lane, Buxworth Battery Storage Facility & Sub Station (13 MW)
Dolly Lane, Buxworth Battery Storage Facility & Sub Station is a 13 MW battery storage project in High Peak, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 21 February 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 27 February 2024.
13 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
27 February 2024record last updated
High Peakcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 9 October 2023 | Application submitted |
| 21 February 2024 | Planning permission granted |
| 21 February 2027 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 13 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 27 February 2024
- Operator or applicant
- W Rigby & Sons
- Planning authority
- High Peak
- Planning application reference
- HPK/2023/0407
- Address (REPD)
- Chinley House Farm, Dolly Lane, Buxworth, High Peak
- Council area (by location)
- High Peak
- Time to decision
- 19 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Dolly Lane, Buxworth - Battery Storage Facility & Sub Station
- REPD reference
- 15127
Who decides
| Applications | High Peak | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 15 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 1 (7%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 8 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 7 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 8.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marsh Lane, Gowhole | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 2.0 |
| Torkington Road, Hazel Grove | solar farm | 30 | application submitted | 9.2 |
| Waterswallows Road - Buxton Battery Storage Equipment | battery storage | 15 | operational | 9.3 |
| Waterswallows Road - Buxton Battery Storage Equipment | battery storage | 15 | operational | 9.3 |
| Hardybarn Lane, Green Fairfield | battery storage | 40 | application submitted | 9.4 |
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 (53.3406, -1.9601).