Stoneclough (7 MW battery storage)
Stoneclough is a 7 MW battery storage project in Bolton, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 24 October 2022, not yet built; the record was last updated on 9 May 2022. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 24 October 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 24 October 2025, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 11 April 2022 | Application submitted |
| 24 October 2022 | Planning permission granted |
| 24 October 2025 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 7 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 9 May 2022
- Operator or applicant
- GAM Capital Limited / Infinis Energy Services Limited
- Planning authority
- Bolton
- Planning application reference
- 13256/22
- Address (REPD)
- R/O Shoreside Stables, Prestolee Road, Stoneclough, Manchester
- Council area (by location)
- Bolton
- Time to decision
- 28 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Stoneclough - Battery Energy Storage
- REPD reference
- 11161
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shore Top Farm, Kearsley Road | battery storage | 11 | approved, not built | 0.5 |
| Bent Spur Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 2.1 |
| Cleworth Hall Farm | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 6.6 |
| Lascar Works | battery storage | 20 | operational | 6.9 |
| Whitehead Landfill Site, Lower Green Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 10 | application submitted | 9.2 |
| Atherton | battery storage | 30 | operational | 10.0 |
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 (53.5477, -2.3568).