Ryton End, Barston (15 MW battery storage)
Ryton End, Barston is a 15 MW battery storage project in Solihull, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 2 May 2024; the record was last updated on 13 May 2024.
15 MWbattery storage
refusedstatus in REPD
13 May 2024record last updated
Solihullcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 27 September 2022 | Application submitted |
| 2 May 2024 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 15 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 13 May 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Greenfield Energy Consultancy Limited
- Planning authority
- Solihull
- Planning application reference
- PL/2022/02068/PPFL
- Address (REPD)
- Ryton End Barston
- Council area (by location)
- Solihull
- Time to decision
- 83 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Ryton End, Barston - Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 12348
Who decides
| Applications | Solihull | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 30 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 8 (27%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 22 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 4 of 8 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 8.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 4 / 4 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henwood Lane, Catherine De Barnes | battery storage | 98 | approved, not built | 3.5 |
| Hill House Farm, Coventry Road | battery storage | 20 | application submitted | 4.1 |
| Benton Green Lane | battery storage | 70 | application submitted | 4.4 |
| Beechwood Farm, Hodgetts Lane | battery storage | 57 | application submitted | 4.5 |
| Beechwood Farm, Hodgetts Lane | battery storage | 57 | approved, not built | 4.5 |
| Little Beanit Farm, Balsall Common | battery storage | 200 | under construction | 4.6 |
| Castle Hills Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | application submitted | 4.8 |
| Solar Panels at Woodhouse Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 4.8 |
| Hodgetts Lane, Berkswell - Electricity Storage Facility | battery storage | 49.9 | application submitted | 5.0 |
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 (52.4045, -1.6851).