Lowerfields Farm, Warren Lane (27 MW battery storage)
Lowerfields Farm, Warren Lane is a 27 MW battery storage project in Oldham, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 24 July 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 11 September 2025.
27 MWbattery storage
application submittedstatus in REPD
11 September 2025record last updated
Oldhamcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 24 July 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 27 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 11 September 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Renewable Connections Developments Limited
- Planning authority
- Oldham
- Planning application reference
- FUL/354740/25
- Address (REPD)
- Lowerfields Farm Warren Lane
- Council area (by location)
- Oldham
- Name in REPD
- Lowerfields Farm, Warren Lane - Battery Energy Storage System
- REPD reference
- 19458
Who decides
| Applications | Oldham | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 19 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (11%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 13 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 9.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitegate Battery Storage | battery storage | 57 | under construction | 4.9 |
| Chadderton | battery storage | 20 | under construction | 4.9 |
| Printworks Road - Stalybridge Battery Storage | battery storage | 150 | approved, not built | 5.1 |
| Medlock Road, Failsworth | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 5.1 |
| Holden Way | battery storage | 6 | approved, not built | 5.4 |
| Denshaw Windfarm | wind farm | 10.5 | refused | 7.7 |
| Ellenroad Farm, Bentgate Street | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 7.9 |
| Moston Vale | battery storage | 10 | under construction | 8.1 |
| Astra Centre, Royal Barn Road | battery storage | 40 | under construction | 9.4 |
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 (53.5297, -2.0923).