Little Beanit Farm, Balsall Common (200 MW battery storage)
Little Beanit Farm, Balsall Common is a 200 MW battery storage project in Solihull, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction since 1 September 2025; the record was last updated on 9 March 2026.
200 MWbattery storage
under constructionstatus in REPD
9 March 2026record last updated
Solihullcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 28 October 2022 | Application submitted |
| 31 August 2023 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 September 2025 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 200 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 9 March 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Penso Power (BW ESS)
- Planning authority
- Solihull
- Planning application reference
- PL/2022/02308/PPFL
- Address (REPD)
- Little Beanit Farm Waste Lane Balsall Common Solihull
- Council area (by location)
- Solihull
- Time to decision
- 44 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Little Beanit Farm, Balsall Common - Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 11656
Who decides
| Applications | Solihull | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 30 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 8 (27%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 22 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 4 of 8 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 8.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 4 / 4 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beechwood Farm, Hodgetts Lane | battery storage | 57 | approved, not built | 0.6 |
| Beechwood Farm, Hodgetts Lane | battery storage | 57 | application submitted | 0.6 |
| Hodgetts Lane, Berkswell - Electricity Storage Facility | battery storage | 49.9 | application submitted | 0.7 |
| Hodgetts Lane, Berkswell - Electricity Storage Facility | battery storage | 49.9 | application submitted | 1.0 |
| Hodgetts Lane, Berkswell - Electricity Storage Facility | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 1.0 |
| Nailcote Farm | solar farm | 18 | refused | 1.1 |
| Burton Green Farm | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 1.6 |
| Benton Green Lane | battery storage | 70 | application submitted | 2.0 |
| Tanners Lane | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 2.3 |
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 (52.3861, -1.6251).