Huncoat Power Station (45 MW battery storage)
Huncoat Power Station is a 45 MW battery storage project in Burnley, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 31 October 2024; the record was last updated on 26 November 2024.
45 MWbattery storage
refusedstatus in REPD
26 November 2024record last updated
Burnleycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 28 December 2023 | Application submitted |
| 31 October 2024 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 45 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 26 November 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Newgen Limited
- Planning authority
- Burnley
- Planning application reference
- FUL/2023/0785
- Address (REPD)
- W/O The A56 & To The South W/O Jnct 8 Of The M65, E/O The The Former Huncoat Power Station, Burnley
- Council area (by location)
- Burnley
- Time to decision
- 44 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Huncoat Power Station - Battery Storage Facility
- REPD reference
- 15712
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huncoat Power Station FUL/2021/0601 | 50 | 19 October 2021 | replaced by a revised application |
| Huncoat Power Station FUL/2022/0729 | 45 | 5 January 2023 | withdrawn 15 December 2023 |
Who decides
| Applications | Burnley | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 17 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (41%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 3 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 4 of 8 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 6 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 24.7 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shuttleworth House, Higher Shuttleworth | battery storage | 100 | refused | 0.8 |
| Hameldon Hill extension | wind farm | 7.5 | operational | 1.7 |
| Calder Works, Burnley Road | battery storage | 70 | application withdrawn | 2.3 |
| Padiham | battery storage | 99.9 | refused | 2.3 |
| Hameldon Hill Wind Farm (extension 2) | wind farm | 7.1 | permission expired | 3.3 |
| White Hill | wind farm | 12 | refused | 6.2 |
| Ramsclough Farm, Haslingden Old Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 26.4 | application submitted | 6.6 |
| The Old Vicarage, Reedley | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 6.8 |
| Knuzden Moss Farm, Oswaldtwistle | battery storage | 60 | approved, not built | 7.0 |
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 (53.7772, -2.3305).