Hawkesyard Estate, Rugeley Road (100 MW battery storage)
Hawkesyard Estate, Rugeley Road is a 100 MW battery storage project in Lichfield, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 16 October 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 13 November 2025.
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application submittedstatus in REPD
13 November 2025record last updated
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Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 16 October 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 100 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 13 November 2025
- Operator or applicant
- GSC Hawkesyard Limited
- Planning authority
- Lichfield
- Planning application reference
- 25/01221/FULM
- Address (REPD)
- Land Adj Hawkesyard Estate Rugeley Road
- Council area (by location)
- Lichfield
- Name in REPD
- Hawkesyard Estate, Rugeley Road - Battery Energy Storage
- REPD reference
- 14925
Who decides
| Applications | Lichfield | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 13 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (15%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 10 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 24.7 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armitage Road, Armitage | battery storage | 200 | refused | 1.0 |
| Former Rugeley Power Station | battery storage | 49.9 | abandoned | 1.9 |
| Colton Mill Farm & Cawarden Springs Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.0 |
| Black Flatts Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 3.0 |
| Bleak House | wind farm | 6.5 | application withdrawn | 6.7 |
| Lions Den, Hammerwich | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 8.8 |
| Moreton Brook Farm, Lea Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 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 (52.7445, -1.9028).