Old Allen Road, Wilsden (99.9 MW battery storage)
Old Allen Road, Wilsden is a 99.9 MW battery storage project in Bradford, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 2 October 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 20 November 2025.
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application submittedstatus in REPD
20 November 2025record last updated
Bradfordcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 2 October 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 99.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 20 November 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Renewable Connections Developments Limited
- Planning authority
- Bradford
- Planning application reference
- 25/03275/MAF
- Address (REPD)
- Old Allen Road, Wilsden, Bradford
- Council area (by location)
- Bradford
- Name in REPD
- Old Allen Road, Wilsden - Battery Energy Storage System
- REPD reference
- 18266
Who decides
| Applications | Bradford | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 37 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (5%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 26 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 10 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 8.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peat Dykes Farm, Harrop Lane | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 0.2 |
| Bradford West Substation (Harrop Edge Farm) | battery storage | 49.9 | under construction | 0.5 |
| Bradford West, Harrop Lane, Wilsden | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 0.6 |
| Lane Side | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 1.2 |
| Stor Generation Plant | battery storage | 12 | approved, not built | 5.1 |
| Holmfield Battery Storage | battery storage | 500 | approved, not built | 5.3 |
| Ovenden Moor (Repower) | wind farm | 18 | operational | 5.4 |
| Ovenden Moor | wind farm | 9.2 | decommissioned | 5.9 |
| Swales Moor Farm | battery storage | 5 | permission expired | 6.6 |
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 (53.8066, -1.8661).