Newby Road, Hazel Grove (7.5 MW battery storage)
Newby Road, Hazel Grove is a 7.5 MW battery storage project in Stockport, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 8 November 2022, not yet built; the record was last updated on 9 May 2022. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 2 December 2025, so the project may not go ahead in this form. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 2 December 2025, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 13 April 2022 | Application submitted |
| 8 November 2022 | Planning permission granted |
| 2 December 2025 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 7.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 9 May 2022
- Operator or applicant
- AMP Energy Services Limited
- Planning authority
- Stockport
- Planning application reference
- DC/084337
- Address (REPD)
- Unit 9 Newby Road Industrial Estate Newby Road Hazel Grove
- Council area (by location)
- Stockport
- Time to decision
- 30 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Newby Road, Hazel Grove - Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 11172
Who decides
| Applications | Stockport | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 22 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 1 (5%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 14 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 8 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 12.8 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torkington Road, Hazel Grove | solar farm | 30 | application submitted | 3.1 |
| Goyt Hall Farm, Goyt Valley Footpath | battery storage | 40 | approved, not built | 3.4 |
| Bredbury Substation | battery storage | 49.9 | under construction | 3.9 |
| Woodford Road | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 4.0 |
| Welkin Road, Bredbury | battery storage | 20 | operational | 4.2 |
| Welkin Mill, Welkin Road | battery storage | 49.9 | under construction | 4.3 |
| Ashton Road, Bredbury | battery storage | 75 | approved, not built | 5.2 |
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 (53.3788, -2.1296).