Lowfields Energy Storage Project (49.9 MW)

Lowfields Energy Storage Project is a 49.9 MW battery storage project in Calderdale, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 3 March 2023, not yet built; the record was last updated on 7 October 2025. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 3 March 2026, so the project may not go ahead in this form. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.

Data: REPD July 2026 extract · calculated 7 November 2026 · Methodology and sources

49.9 MWbattery storage

approved, not builtmay be out of datestatus in REPD

7 October 2025record last updated

Calderdalecouncil area

REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 3 March 2026, so the project may not go ahead in this form.

Planning timeline

Date	Stage
13 December 2022	Application submitted
3 March 2023	Planning permission granted
3 March 2026	Permission expired

Project details

Technology: battery storage (stand-alone storage)
Capacity: 49.9 MW
Status (REPD): approved, not built
Record last updated: 7 October 2025
Operator or applicant: UK Battery Storage
Planning authority: Calderdale
Planning application reference: 22/01356/FUL
Address (REPD): Land To South Of, Lowfields Way, Lowfields Business Park, Elland
Council area (by location): Calderdale
Time to decision: 11 weeks
REPD reference: 15304

Earlier applications for this site

Application	MW	Submitted	Outcome
Elland Storage Project 18/00478/192	49.9	17 April 2018	replaced by a revised application
Elland Storage Project 20/01226/FUL	49.9	14 October 2020	replaced by a revised application

Who decides

Applications	Calderdale	UK
Decided applications (solar, wind, battery)	18	10,236
Refused	3 (17%)	19%
Solar refused	0 of 6	12%
Onshore wind refused	3 of 6	45%
Battery storage refused	0 of 6	16%
Median time from submission to decision	15.1 weeks	17.0 weeks
Appeals lodged / allowed	1 / 0	—

Other large projects within 10 km

Project	Type	MW	Status	km
Ashday Hall Farm, Ashday Lane	battery storage	65	approved, not built	0.8
Stainland Road, Salterhebble	battery storage	25	approved, not built	2.1
Stainland Road	battery storage	20	application withdrawn	5.9
Swales Moor Farm	battery storage	5	permission expired	6.6
Holmfield Battery Storage	battery storage	500	approved, not built	8.0

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 (53.6927, -1.8245).