Hobble Lane, Great Wyrley (49.9 MW battery storage)
Hobble Lane, Great Wyrley is a 49.9 MW battery storage project in South Staffordshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 20 February 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 7 May 2026.
49.9 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
7 May 2026record last updated
South Staffordshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 5 January 2024 | Application submitted |
| 20 February 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 20 February 2027 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 7 May 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Anglo ES Great Wyrley Limited
- Planning authority
- South Staffordshire
- Planning application reference
- 24/00010/FULM
- Address (REPD)
- Off Hobble Lane, Great Wyrley, Walsall, Walsall
- Council area (by location)
- South Staffordshire
- Time to decision
- 59 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Hobble Lane, Great Wyrley - Battery Energy Storage
- REPD reference
- 15802
Who decides
| Applications | South Staffordshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 43 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (16%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 17 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 4 of 23 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 22.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lime Lane, Pelsall | battery storage | 100 | refused | 2.8 |
| Bognop Road, Essington Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage | solar farm | 35 | application submitted | 3.8 |
| New Road, Featherstone | battery storage | 100 | application withdrawn | 5.7 |
| Bloxwich Battery | battery storage | 41 | operational | 6.0 |
| Upper Latherford Farm, Latherford Lane | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 6.3 |
| Bleak House | wind farm | 6.5 | application withdrawn | 6.5 |
| Oaklands Farm, New Road | battery storage | 70 | approved, not built | 6.7 |
| Lions Den, Hammerwich | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 7.8 |
| Bowmans Harbour Solar Farm | solar farm | 6.9 | under construction | 8.2 |
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 (52.6445, -2.0084).