Lime Lane, Pelsall (100 MW battery storage)
Lime Lane, Pelsall is a 100 MW battery storage project in Cannock Chase, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 28 May 2026; the record was last updated on 23 June 2026.
100 MWbattery storage
refusedstatus in REPD
23 June 2026record last updated
Cannock Chasecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 23 July 2025 | Application submitted |
| 28 May 2026 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 100 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 23 June 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Elgin Energy Esco Limited
- Planning authority
- Cannock Chase
- Planning application reference
- CH/25/0225
- Address (REPD)
- The rear of the Bungalow, Lime Lane, Pelsall
- Council area (by location)
- Cannock Chase
- Time to decision
- 44 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Lime Lane, Pelsall - Battery Energy Storage System
- REPD reference
- 19451
Who decides
Cannock Chase has 1 decided solar, wind or battery application 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobble Lane, Great Wyrley | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.8 |
| Bleak House | wind farm | 6.5 | application withdrawn | 4.3 |
| Lions Den, Hammerwich | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 5.2 |
| Bognop Road, Essington Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage | solar farm | 35 | application submitted | 6.6 |
| Bloxwich Battery | battery storage | 41 | operational | 8.0 |
| New Road, Featherstone | battery storage | 100 | application withdrawn | 8.1 |
| Upper Latherford Farm, Latherford Lane | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 8.2 |
| Oaklands Farm, New Road | battery storage | 70 | approved, not built | 9.0 |
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 (52.6582, -1.9738).