Mucklow Hill (12 MW battery storage)
Mucklow Hill is a 12 MW battery storage project in Dudley, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: planning permission expired on 21 December 2020; the record was last updated on 11 January 2022.
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permission expiredstatus in REPD
11 January 2022record last updated
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Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 18 October 2017 | Application submitted |
| 21 December 2017 | Planning permission granted |
| 21 December 2020 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 12 MW
- Status (REPD)
- permission expired
- Record last updated
- 11 January 2022
- Operator or applicant
- Volta Energy Storage
- Planning authority
- Dudley
- Planning application reference
- P17/1489
- Address (REPD)
- Hayward Bridge, Mucklow Hill, Haulage Yard, Halesowen, West Midlands
- Council area (by location)
- Dudley
- Time to decision
- 9 weeks
- REPD reference
- 7984
Who decides
| Applications | Dudley | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 20 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 3 (15%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 16 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 4 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 7.7 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illey Lane | battery storage | 70 | approved, not built | 1.7 |
| Illeybrook Farm | battery storage | 99.8 | approved, not built | 2.2 |
| Lowlands Farm | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 2.6 |
| Edwin Richards Quarry, Portway Road | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 4.0 |
| Merry Hill Shopping Centre | rooftop solar | 8.8 | approved, not built | 5.7 |
| Fordhouse Lane | battery storage | 20 | approved, not built | 9.0 |
| Golds Hill | battery storage | 57 | operational | 9.7 |
| Roundhill Sewage Works Wind Turbines | wind farm | 6.8 | refused on appeal | 9.8 |
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 (52.4544, -2.0389).