Fordhouse Lane (20 MW battery storage)
Fordhouse Lane is a 20 MW battery storage project in Birmingham, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 18 August 2023, not yet built; the record was last updated on 29 October 2024.
20 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
29 October 2024record last updated
Birminghamcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 18 January 2023 | Application submitted |
| 18 August 2023 | Planning permission granted |
| 18 August 2026 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 20 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 29 October 2024
- Operator or applicant
- FPC (Electric Land) Limited
- Planning authority
- Birmingham
- Planning application reference
- 2023/00142/PA
- Address (REPD)
- 165 Fordhouse Lane, Stirchley, Birmingham
- Council area (by location)
- Birmingham
- Time to decision
- 30 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Fordhouse Lane - Battery Energy Storage System
- REPD reference
- 13108
Who decides
| Applications | Birmingham | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 51 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 1 (2%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 47 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 4 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 6.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
UK: all UK planning authorities. Counted under these REPD planning authority names: Birmingham, Birmingham Ladywood.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowlands Farm | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 7.6 |
| Illeybrook Farm | battery storage | 99.8 | approved, not built | 8.3 |
| Illey Lane | battery storage | 70 | approved, not built | 8.9 |
| Mucklow Hill | battery storage | 12 | permission expired | 9.0 |
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 (52.4243, -1.9151).