Knuzden Moss Farm, Oswaldtwistle (60 MW battery storage)
Knuzden Moss Farm, Oswaldtwistle is a 60 MW battery storage project in Hyndburn, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 28 October 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 2 December 2025.
60 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
2 December 2025record last updated
Hyndburncouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 25 September 2024 | Application submitted |
| 17 April 2025 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 28 October 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 28 October 2025 | Appeal allowed |
| 28 October 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 60 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 2 December 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Root Power (North) Limited
- Planning authority
- Hyndburn Borough
- Planning application reference
- 11/24/0389
- Address (REPD)
- Knuzden Moss Farm, Stanhill Road, Oswaldtwistle, Accrington
- Council area (by location)
- Hyndburn
- Time to decision
- 57 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Knuzden Moss Farm, Oswaldtwistle - Battery Energy Storage System
- REPD reference
- 16758
Who decides
| Applications | Hyndburn | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 18 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 1 (6%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 14 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 0 of 2 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 10.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 1 | — |
UK: all UK planning authorities. Counted under these REPD planning authority names: Hyndburn, Hyndburn Borough.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davies Road - Whitebirk Battery Storage | battery storage | 25 | approved, not built | 1.6 |
| Hyndburn Wind Farm Extension | wind farm | 8.2 | approved, not built | 4.1 |
| Hyndburn Wind Farm | wind farm | 24 | operational | 4.3 |
| Ramsclough Farm, Haslingden Old Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 26.4 | application submitted | 4.4 |
| Little Snodworth Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | refused on appeal | 5.2 |
| Huncoat Power Station | battery storage | 45 | refused | 7.0 |
| Calder Works, Burnley Road | battery storage | 70 | application withdrawn | 7.6 |
| Shuttleworth House, Higher Shuttleworth | battery storage | 100 | refused | 7.6 |
| Hameldon Hill extension | wind farm | 7.5 | operational | 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 (53.7474, -2.4242).