Slack Lane, Westhoughton (45 MW battery storage)
Slack Lane, Westhoughton is a 45 MW battery storage project in Bolton, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 24 December 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 13 January 2025.
45 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
13 January 2025record last updated
Boltoncouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 28 August 2024 | Application submitted |
| 24 December 2024 | Planning permission granted |
| 24 December 2027 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 45 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 13 January 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Foundation Property & Capital Group
- Planning authority
- Bolton
- Planning application reference
- 18884/24
- Address (REPD)
- West of Slack Lane, Westhoughton
- Council area (by location)
- Bolton
- Time to decision
- 17 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Slack Lane, Westhoughton - Battery Energy Storage System
- REPD reference
- 17105
Who decides
| Applications | Bolton | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 22 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 4 (18%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 15 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 6 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 10.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atherton | battery storage | 30 | operational | 3.6 |
| Cleworth Hall Farm | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 6.0 |
| Orrell Street Battery Energy Storage Facility | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 7.2 |
| Whitehead Landfill Site, Lower Green Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 10 | application submitted | 9.1 |
| Bent Spur Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 9.9 |
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 (53.5582, -2.5192).