Steventon Road (23 MW battery storage)
Steventon Road is a 23 MW battery storage project in Shropshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 30 August 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 9 September 2024.
23 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
9 September 2024record last updated
Shropshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 21 June 2024 | Application submitted |
| 30 August 2024 | Planning permission granted |
| 30 August 2027 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 23 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 9 September 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Greenfield Company
- Planning authority
- Shropshire
- Planning application reference
- 24/02223/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Steventon Manor, Steventon Road, Ludlow
- Council area (by location)
- Shropshire
- Time to decision
- 10 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Steventon Road - Battery Energy Storage
- REPD reference
- 16590
Who decides
| Applications | Shropshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 98 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 22 (22%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 20 of 78 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 17 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 15.2 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 10 / 5 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Farm Solar Farm | battery storage | 12 | under construction | 3.1 |
| Rock Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 40 | under construction | 3.1 |
| Squirrel Lane Solar Photovoltaic Farm | solar farm | 12 | operational | 3.8 |
| South of Henley Hall | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.9 |
| Whitton Solar Farm | solar farm | 8.6 | refused on appeal | 4.3 |
| Brick House Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 5.6 |
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 (52.3499, -2.7032).