National Grid Electricity Substation, Capenhurst Lane (100 MW battery storage)
National Grid Electricity Substation, Capenhurst Lane is a 100 MW battery storage project in Cheshire West and Chester, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 11 February 2023; the record was last updated on 14 February 2023.
100 MWbattery storage
operationalstatus in REPD
14 February 2023record last updated
Cheshire West and Chestercouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 7 October 2020 | Application submitted |
| 1 February 2021 | Planning permission granted |
| 11 February 2023 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 100 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 14 February 2023
- Operator or applicant
- Zenobe Energy Limited
- Planning authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Planning application reference
- 20/03681/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- S/O National Grid Electricity Substation, Capenhurst Lane, Capenhurst, Chester
- Council area (by location)
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Time to decision
- 17 weeks
- Name in REPD
- National Grid Electricity Substation, Capenhurst Lane - Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 12725
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rectory Lane | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 1.0 |
| Native River | battery storage | 57 | operational | 1.0 |
| Capenhurst Lane, Capenhurst | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 1.1 |
| Capenhurst Lane, Capenhurst | battery storage | 57 | under construction | 1.2 |
| Mollington | battery storage | 240 | approved, not built | 1.5 |
| Land West Of Vicarage Lane | solar farm | 5 | application submitted | 3.7 |
| Shotwick Solar Farm | solar farm | 72.2 | operational | 4.9 |
| Cheshire Power Station | battery storage | 45 | approved, not built | 5.3 |
| Oil Sites Road | battery storage | 9.6 | approved, not built | 6.2 |
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 (53.2569, -2.9534).