Hollydale, Buildwas Road (40 MW battery storage)
Hollydale, Buildwas Road is a 40 MW battery storage project in Shropshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 12 January 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 13 February 2024.
40 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
13 February 2024record last updated
Shropshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 March 2023 | Application submitted |
| 12 January 2024 | Planning permission granted |
| 12 January 2027 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 40 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 13 February 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Telford Four Limited
- Planning authority
- Shropshire
- Planning application reference
- TWC/2023/0144
- Address (REPD)
- adjacent Hollydale, Buildwas Road, Ironbridge
- Council area (by location)
- Shropshire
- Time to decision
- 45 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Hollydale, Buildwas Road - Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 13410
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buildwas | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | <0.1 |
| Steeraway Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 30 | under construction | 5.1 |
| New Works Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 30 | application submitted | 5.4 |
| Kemberton Solar Farm | solar farm | 22 | approved, not built | 7.7 |
| Tiddiecross Solar Farm | solar farm | 10.5 | operational | 8.2 |
| Tiddiecross Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 14 | approved, not built | 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 (52.638, -2.519).