Howick Hall Farm (49.9 MW battery storage)
Howick Hall Farm is a 49.9 MW battery storage project in South Ribble, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 21 January 2021, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 18 March 2021. 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 |
|---|---|
| 21 January 2021 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 18 March 2021
- Operator or applicant
- Penwortham Storage Limited
- Planning authority
- South Ribble
- Planning application reference
- 07/2021/00252/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Howick Hall Farm Howick Cross Lane Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0NS
- Council area (by location)
- South Ribble
- Name in REPD
- Howick Hall Farm - Battery Storage Facility
- REPD reference
- 8829
Who decides
| Applications | South Ribble | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 13 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 0 (0%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 9 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 4 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 6.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penwortham | battery storage | 57 | approved, not built | 0.4 |
| Penwortham Sub Station | battery storage | 50 | permission expired | 0.5 |
| Clifton Marsh Farm, Preston New Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 4.6 |
| Oakfield Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.9 |
| The Glowhouse | battery storage | 5 | under construction | 5.6 |
| Cooper House Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 8.6 |
| Lower House Farm, Lewth Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 20 | approved, not built | 9.3 |
| Newfold Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 9.5 |
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 (53.7463, -2.7503).