Penstone Lane, Lower Penn 2 (50 MW battery storage)
Penstone Lane, Lower Penn 2 is a 50 MW battery storage project in South Staffordshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 29 September 2022, not yet built; the record was last updated on 4 March 2022. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 29 September 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 29 September 2025, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 18 February 2022 | Application submitted |
| 29 September 2022 | Planning permission granted |
| 29 September 2025 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 50 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 4 March 2022
- Operator or applicant
- Anglo Renewables Limited
- Planning authority
- South Staffordshire
- Planning application reference
- 22/00045/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- (Penn 2) Penstone Lane Lower Penn
- Council area (by location)
- South Staffordshire
- Time to decision
- 32 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Penstone Lane, Lower Penn 2 - Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 10733
Who decides
| Applications | South Staffordshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 43 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (16%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 17 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 4 of 23 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 22.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penstone Lane, Penn 1 | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | <0.1 |
| Ebstree Road, Trysull | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 1.1 |
| Ebstree Road, Trysull, Seisdon | battery storage | 99.9 | approved, not built | 1.1 |
| Canalside | battery storage | 60 | approved, not built | 1.2 |
| South Staffordshire Railway Walk, Castlecroft | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 1.4 |
| Pool Hall Farm, Lower Penn | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 1.5 |
| Orchard Farm, Langley Road | battery storage | 100 | refused | 1.6 |
| Wolverhampton West Sub Station | battery storage | 50 | permission expired | 2.1 |
| Wombourne Road, Wombourne | battery storage | 49.5 | approved, not built | 4.1 |
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 (52.5603, -2.2064).