Sutton Manor (57 MW battery storage)

Sutton Manor is a 57 MW battery storage project in St. Helens, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 16 September 2022, not yet built; the record was last updated on 28 June 2022. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 16 September 2025, so the project may not go ahead in this form. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.

Data: REPD July 2026 extract · calculated 7 November 2026 · Methodology and sources

57 MWbattery storage

approved, not builtmay be out of datestatus in REPD

28 June 2022record last updated

St. Helenscouncil area

REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 16 September 2025, so the project may not go ahead in this form.

Planning timeline

Date	Stage
6 June 2022	Application submitted
16 September 2022	Planning permission granted
16 September 2025	Permission expired

Project details

Technology: battery storage (stand-alone storage)
Capacity: 57 MW
Status (REPD): approved, not built
Record last updated: 28 June 2022
Operator or applicant: Sizing John Limited
Planning authority: St. Helens
Planning application reference: P/2022/0392/FUL
Address (REPD): S/O National Grid's Rainhill Substation Lea Green Road Sutton Manor St Helens
Council area (by location): St. Helens
Time to decision: 15 weeks
Name in REPD: Sutton Manor - Battery Storage Facility
REPD reference: 11559

Earlier applications for this site

Application	MW	Submitted	Outcome
National Grids Rainhill Substation Battery storage facility P/2021/0094/FUL	57	2 February 2021	replaced by a revised application

Who decides

Applications	St. Helens	UK
Decided applications (solar, wind, battery)	17	10,236
Refused	1 (6%)	19%
Solar refused	1 of 13	12%
Onshore wind refused	0 of 1	45%
Battery storage refused	0 of 3	16%
Median time from submission to decision	7.6 weeks	17.0 weeks
Appeals lodged / allowed	0 / 0	—

Other large projects within 10 km

Project	Type	MW	Status	km
Burtonhead Road	battery storage	30	abandoned	2.6
The Hut Group, Skyline Drive	rooftop solar	6.8	approved, not built	5.3
Land South Of Joy Lane	solar farm	5	refused	5.3
Mowcroft Solar Farm	solar farm	27.1	refused	5.7
Fiddlers Ferry Power Station	battery storage	150	under construction	6.2
St Michaels Road, Ditton Road	battery storage	14	approved, not built	7.0
Station Road, Fiddlers Ferry	battery storage	250	refused	7.3
Land south of 50 Station Road	solar farm	5	refused	7.3
Cut Lane	battery storage	57	application submitted	8.5

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 (53.4197, -2.7385).