Mollington (240 MW battery storage)
Mollington is a 240 MW battery storage project in Cheshire West and Chester, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 7 May 2026, not yet built; the record was last updated on 15 June 2026.
240 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
15 June 2026record last updated
Cheshire West and Chestercouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 17 January 2025 | Application submitted |
| 7 May 2026 | Planning permission granted |
| 7 May 2029 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 240 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 15 June 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Qair Renewables UK Limited
- Planning authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Planning application reference
- 25/00132/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- S/O A494 Mollington, Chester
- Council area (by location)
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Time to decision
- 68 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Mollington - Battery Energy Storage
- REPD reference
- 18182
Who decides
| Applications | Cheshire West and Chester | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 54 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 6 (11%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 40 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 2 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 12 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 10.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Grid Electricity Substation, Capenhurst Lane | battery storage | 100 | operational | 1.5 |
| Capenhurst Lane, Capenhurst | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 2.0 |
| Rectory Lane | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 2.1 |
| Native River | battery storage | 57 | operational | 2.5 |
| Capenhurst Lane, Capenhurst | battery storage | 57 | under construction | 2.7 |
| Land West Of Vicarage Lane | solar farm | 5 | application submitted | 2.9 |
| Shotwick Solar Farm | solar farm | 72.2 | operational | 4.3 |
| Banks Farm Solar Park (linked site) | solar farm | 5 | refused on appeal | 4.7 |
| Wood Farm Solar Park (linked site) | solar farm | 5 | refused on appeal | 4.9 |
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 (53.2442, -2.9589).