Moston Vale (10 MW battery storage)
Moston Vale is a 10 MW battery storage project in Manchester, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction since 31 July 2021; the record was last updated on 7 May 2021.
10 MWbattery storage
under constructionstatus in REPD
7 May 2021record last updated
Manchestercouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 31 July 2020 | Application submitted |
| 24 November 2020 | Planning permission granted |
| 31 July 2021 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 10 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 7 May 2021
- Operator or applicant
- Novus Renewable Services
- Planning authority
- Manchester
- Planning application reference
- 127629/FO/2020
- Address (REPD)
- Land To The South West Of, Moston Vale, Manchester, Greater Manchester
- Council area (by location)
- Manchester
- Time to decision
- 17 weeks
- REPD reference
- 8085
Who decides
| Applications | Manchester | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 50 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 4 (8%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 48 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 0 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 1 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 7.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
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 |
| Medlock Road, Failsworth | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 4.2 |
| Lowerfields Farm, Warren Lane | battery storage | 27 | application submitted | 8.1 |
| Holden Way | battery storage | 6 | approved, not built | 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 (53.5052, -2.2075).