T Main Road, Ansty (200 MW battery storage)
T Main Road, Ansty is a 200 MW battery storage project in Rugby, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 12 September 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 24 September 2024.
200 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
24 September 2024record last updated
Rugbycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 12 February 2024 | Application submitted |
| 12 September 2024 | Planning permission granted |
| 11 September 2027 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 200 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 24 September 2024
- Operator or applicant
- FRV Tyler Hill BESS 1 Ltd
- Planning authority
- Rugby
- Planning application reference
- R24/0010
- Address (REPD)
- Main Road, Ansty
- Council area (by location)
- Rugby
- Time to decision
- 30 weeks
- Name in REPD
- T Main Road, Ansty - Battery Energy Storage System
- REPD reference
- 16212
Who decides
| Applications | Rugby | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 25 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 3 (12%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 18 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 2 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 12.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lentons Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 30 | refused | 2.1 |
| Lentons Lane, Aldermans Green | solar farm | 25 | refused | 2.6 |
| Lentons Lane | solar farm | 25 | approved, not built | 2.7 |
| Tolldish Hall Farm, Parrotts Grove | solar farm | 25 | under construction | 2.9 |
| Coventry National Grid Substation, Hawkesbury Hall | battery storage | 98 | application submitted | 3.3 |
| Hollyhurst Farm, Mile Tree Lane | solar farm | 25.6 | application submitted | 3.4 |
| Coventry National Grid Substation | battery storage | 49.9 | operational | 3.5 |
| Bungalow Farm, Smeaton Lane | battery storage | 60 | application submitted | 4.4 |
| Bungalow Farm, Smeaton Lane | battery storage | 60 | application submitted | 4.4 |
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 (52.447, -1.4141).