Fiddlers Ferry Power Station (150 MW battery storage)
Fiddlers Ferry Power Station is a 150 MW battery storage project in Warrington, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction since 28 March 2024; the record was last updated on 21 March 2024.
150 MWbattery storage
under constructionstatus in REPD
21 March 2024record last updated
Warringtoncouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 27 July 2022 | Application submitted |
| 20 June 2023 | Planning permission granted |
| 28 March 2024 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 150 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 21 March 2024
- Operator or applicant
- SSE Enterprise (SSE PLC)
- Planning authority
- Warrington
- Planning application reference
- 2022/41800
- Address (REPD)
- Fiddlers Ferry Power Station, Widnes Road, Warrington
- Council area (by location)
- Warrington
- Time to decision
- 47 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Fiddlers Ferry Power Station - Battery storage
- REPD reference
- 9404
Who decides
| Applications | Warrington | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 35 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 6 (17%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 5 of 30 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 0 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 4 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 7.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mowcroft Solar Farm | solar farm | 27.1 | refused | 0.5 |
| Station Road, Fiddlers Ferry | battery storage | 250 | refused | 1.8 |
| Land south of 50 Station Road | solar farm | 5 | refused | 2.6 |
| The Hut Group, Skyline Drive | rooftop solar | 6.8 | approved, not built | 4.7 |
| St Michaels Road, Ditton Road | battery storage | 14 | approved, not built | 5.2 |
| Land South Of Joy Lane | solar farm | 5 | refused | 5.2 |
| Warrington Home Solar Scheme | rooftop solar | 5.3 | operational | 5.9 |
| Sutton Manor | battery storage | 57 | approved, not built | 6.2 |
| Cholmondeley Road | battery storage | 150 | approved, not built | 6.8 |
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 (53.373, -2.6879).