The Glowhouse (5 MW battery storage)
The Glowhouse is a 5 MW battery storage project in South Ribble, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction since 1 January 2022; the record was last updated on 7 February 2021.
5 MWbattery storage
under constructionstatus in REPD
7 February 2021record last updated
South Ribblecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 7 September 2020 | Application submitted |
| 21 October 2020 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 January 2022 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 7 February 2021
- Operator or applicant
- AMP Clean Energy
- Planning authority
- South Ribble
- Planning application reference
- 07/2020/00739/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- The Glowhouse Limited, Moss Side Industrial Estate, Leyland,
- Council area (by location)
- South Ribble
- Time to decision
- 6 weeks
- REPD reference
- 8031
Who decides
| Applications | South Ribble | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 13 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 0 (0%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 9 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 4 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 6.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howick Hall Farm | battery storage | 49.9 | application submitted | 5.6 |
| Penwortham | battery storage | 57 | approved, not built | 5.8 |
| Penwortham Sub Station | battery storage | 50 | permission expired | 5.9 |
| Green Energy Park, Eyes Lane | solar farm | 12 | application submitted | 8.1 |
| Green Energy Park, Eyes Lane | battery storage | 5 | application submitted | 8.1 |
| Tithe Barn Lane | solar | 8 | refused | 8.4 |
| Land off Tithe Barn lane | solar farm | 5 | refused | 8.4 |
| Clifton Marsh Farm, Preston New Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 9.1 |
| Charnock Richard | battery storage | 30 | operational | 9.6 |
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 (53.6987, -2.7221).