Hams Hall (400 MW battery storage)
Hams Hall is a 400 MW battery storage project in North Warwickshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction since 1 January 2025; the record was last updated on 9 March 2026.
400 MWbattery storage
under constructionstatus in REPD
9 March 2026record last updated
North Warwickshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 5 August 2021 | Application submitted |
| 4 March 2022 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 January 2025 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 400 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 9 March 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Welbar Energy Storage Limited / Penso Power (BW ESS)
- Planning authority
- North Warwickshire
- Planning application reference
- PAP/2021/0473
- Address (REPD)
- East & Se/O Dunton Hall, Kingsbury Road, Curdworth, Sutton Coldfield
- Council area (by location)
- North Warwickshire
- Time to decision
- 30 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Hams Hall - Battery Energy Storage System
- REPD reference
- 9427
Who decides
| Applications | North Warwickshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 32 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 3 (9%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 23 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 8 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 16.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hams Hall, Hams Lane | battery storage | 98 | approved, not built | 1.5 |
| Marston Fields Farm, Kingsbury Road | battery storage | 10 | approved, not built | 1.9 |
| Lichfield Road, Watton Lane | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.4 |
| Marston Sewerage Pumping Station, Bodymoor Heath Lane | battery storage | 50 | application submitted | 2.6 |
| Wishaw Lane, Sutton Coldfield | battery storage | 50 | application submitted | 2.7 |
| Camp Farm, Knowle Hill | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 4.9 |
| Camp Farm, Knowle Hill Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 4.9 |
| Maybrook Road Battery facility | battery storage | 13.1 | approved, not built | 5.0 |
| Holly Lane Energy Park Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 25 | approved, not built | 7.8 |
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 (52.5359, -1.7153).