Hodgetts Lane, Berkswell - Electricity Storage Facility (49.9 MW, REPD 14510)
Hodgetts Lane, Berkswell - Electricity Storage Facility is a 49.9 MW battery storage project in Solihull, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 28 July 2023, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 7 August 2023. The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. 32% of applications still shown as pending in REPD were submitted more than two years ago, and only 37% of pending records were updated in the last 12 months, so some of them may already have been decided.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 28 July 2023 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 7 August 2023
- Operator or applicant
- Anglo ES Berkswell Limited
- Planning authority
- Solihull
- Planning application reference
- PL/2023/01595/PPFL
- Address (REPD)
- Hodgetts Lane Berkswell
- Council area (by location)
- Solihull
- REPD reference
- 14510
Who decides
| Applications | Solihull | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 30 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 8 (27%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 22 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 4 of 8 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 8.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 4 / 4 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nailcote Farm | solar farm | 18 | refused | 0.4 |
| Beechwood Farm, Hodgetts Lane | battery storage | 57 | application submitted | 0.4 |
| Beechwood Farm, Hodgetts Lane | battery storage | 57 | approved, not built | 0.4 |
| Hodgetts Lane, Berkswell - Electricity Storage Facility | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 0.5 |
| Hodgetts Lane, Berkswell - Electricity Storage Facility | battery storage | 49.9 | application submitted | 0.5 |
| Little Beanit Farm, Balsall Common | battery storage | 200 | under construction | 0.7 |
| Benton Green Lane | battery storage | 70 | application submitted | 1.6 |
| Tanners Lane | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 1.6 |
| Burton Green Farm | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 1.7 |
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 (52.3898, -1.616).