Mount Pleasant Farm, Green Lane (45 MW battery storage)
Mount Pleasant Farm, Green Lane is a 45 MW battery storage project in Wyre, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction since 1 October 2025; the record was last updated on 19 May 2026.
45 MWbattery storage
under constructionstatus in REPD
19 May 2026record last updated
Wyrecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 22 December 2022 | Application submitted |
| 3 October 2023 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 October 2025 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 45 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 19 May 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Barton Battery Storage
- Planning authority
- Wyre
- Planning application reference
- 06/2022/0763
- Address (REPD)
- Adjacent Mount Pleasant Farm, Green Lane, Barton
- Council area (by location)
- Wyre
- Time to decision
- 41 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Mount Pleasant Farm, Green Lane - Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 13011
Who decides
| Applications | Wyre | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 19 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 4 (21%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 11 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 3 of 4 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 4 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 19.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilsborrow Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 2.4 |
| Westfield Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.5 |
| Turners Lane, Barnacre Solar Farm | solar farm | 23 | approved, not built | 5.2 |
| Lower House Farm, Lewth Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 20 | approved, not built | 5.8 |
| Snapewood Solar Farm | solar farm | 10 | approved, not built | 9.1 |
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 (53.8528, -2.7242).