Lascar Works (20 MW battery storage)
Lascar Works is a 20 MW battery storage project in Bury, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 26 June 2019; the record was last updated on 3 July 2019.
20 MWbattery storage
operationalstatus in REPD
3 July 2019record last updated
Burycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 30 November 2017 | Application submitted |
| 23 May 2018 | Planning permission granted |
| 26 March 2019 | Construction started |
| 26 June 2019 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 20 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 3 July 2019
- Operator or applicant
- Anesco
- Planning authority
- Bury
- Planning application reference
- 62215
- Address (REPD)
- Lascar Works, Tanpits Road, Bury, BL9 5BY
- Council area (by location)
- Bury
- Time to decision
- 25 weeks
- REPD reference
- 7464
Who decides
Bury has 5 decided solar, wind or battery applications in REPD — too few for a refusal rate (we show one from 10 decisions). Across all UK planning authorities 19% of 10,236 decisions were refusals.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Rake, Lower Jowkin Lane | battery storage | 57 | approved, not built | 5.7 |
| Shore Top Farm, Kearsley Road | battery storage | 11 | approved, not built | 6.5 |
| Stoneclough | battery storage | 7 | approved, not built | 6.9 |
| Astra Centre, Royal Barn Road | battery storage | 40 | under construction | 7.7 |
| Gipsy Lane | battery storage | 20 | under construction | 7.7 |
| Rochdale Road, Edenfield | battery storage | 85 | refused | 7.8 |
| Scout Moor Windfarm (extension) | wind farm | 36.8 | refused | 8.1 |
| Scout Moor Windfarm | wind farm | 65 | operational | 8.1 |
| Rooley Moor | wind farm | 39.6 | appeal withdrawn | 8.4 |
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 (53.5975, -2.2951).