Orrell Street Battery Energy Storage Facility (50 MW)
Orrell Street Battery Energy Storage Facility is a 50 MW battery storage project in Wigan, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 26 February 2026, not yet built; the record was last updated on 15 June 2026.
50 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
15 June 2026record last updated
Wigancouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 29 August 2023 | Application submitted |
| 26 February 2026 | Planning permission granted |
| 26 February 2029 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 50 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 15 June 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Enzygo Limited Environmental Consultants
- Planning authority
- Wigan
- Planning application reference
- A/23/95931/MAJOR
- Address (REPD)
- Site Of Former Council Depot Orrell Street
- Council area (by location)
- Wigan
- Time to decision
- 130 weeks
- REPD reference
- 14892
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orrell Street Battery Energy Storage Facility A/20/88858/MAJOR | — | 12 March 2020 | replaced by a revised application |
Who decides
| Applications | Wigan | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 17 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 0 (0%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 13 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 4 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 9.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kilshaw Street | battery storage | 20 | permission expired | 3.5 |
| Sandyforth Farm, Ashton Road | battery storage | 70 | approved, not built | 5.1 |
| Mill Farm | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 5.5 |
| Tontine Road | battery storage | 70 | application submitted | 6.4 |
| Far Moor | battery storage | 50 | application submitted | 6.4 |
| Slack Lane, Westhoughton | battery storage | 45 | approved, not built | 7.2 |
| Thompson House Equestrian farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 7.4 |
| Atherton | battery storage | 30 | operational | 8.1 |
| Vause Farm | battery storage | 20 | approved, not built | 9.2 |
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 (53.5411, -2.6247).