Medlock Road, Failsworth (30 MW battery storage)
Medlock Road, Failsworth is a 30 MW battery storage project in Oldham, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 21 October 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 10 November 2025.
30 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
10 November 2025record last updated
Oldhamcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 8 October 2024 | Application submitted |
| 28 April 2025 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 24 July 2025 | Appeal lodged |
| 21 October 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 21 October 2025 | Appeal allowed |
| 21 October 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 30 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 10 November 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Root Power (North) Limited
- Planning authority
- Oldham
- Planning application reference
- FUL/353405/24
- Appeal reference
- REFUSE/0249/25
- Address (REPD)
- South East Side Of Medlock Road Failsworth
- Council area (by location)
- Oldham
- Time to decision
- 54 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Medlock Road, Failsworth - Battery Energy Storage
- REPD reference
- 17657
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chadderton | battery storage | 20 | under construction | 4.0 |
| Whitegate Battery Storage | battery storage | 57 | under construction | 4.1 |
| Moston Vale | battery storage | 10 | under construction | 4.2 |
| Holden Way | battery storage | 6 | approved, not built | 4.8 |
| Lowerfields Farm, Warren Lane | battery storage | 27 | application submitted | 5.1 |
| Printworks Road - Stalybridge Battery Storage | battery storage | 150 | approved, not built | 6.8 |
| Ashton Road, Bredbury | battery storage | 75 | approved, not built | 8.1 |
| Welkin Mill, Welkin Road | battery storage | 49.9 | under construction | 8.9 |
| Welkin Road, Bredbury | battery storage | 20 | operational | 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 (53.4968, -2.1463).