Hollins Lane (13 MW battery storage)
Hollins Lane is a 13 MW battery storage project in Shropshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 17 May 2023, not yet built; the record was last updated on 22 May 2023. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 17 May 2026, so the project may not go ahead in this form. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 17 May 2026, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 19 January 2023 | Application submitted |
| 17 May 2023 | Planning permission granted |
| 17 May 2026 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 13 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 22 May 2023
- Operator or applicant
- Hydrock Consultants Limited
- Planning authority
- Shropshire
- Planning application reference
- 23/00223/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- S/O Hollins Lane, Market Drayton
- Council area (by location)
- Shropshire
- Time to decision
- 17 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Hollins Lane - Battery Energy Storage
- REPD reference
- 13144
Who decides
| Applications | Shropshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 98 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 22 (22%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 20 of 78 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 17 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 15.2 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 10 / 5 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flashbrook Road, Knighton Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 6.6 |
| Flashbrook Road, Knighton Solar Farm | battery storage | 15 | application submitted | 6.6 |
| Poplar Lane Wind Farm | wind farm | 14 | refused on appeal | 9.1 |
| The Old Airfield Solar Farm | solar farm | 49 | approved, not built | 9.2 |
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 (52.8808, -2.463).