The Rake, Lower Jowkin Lane (57 MW battery storage)
The Rake, Lower Jowkin Lane is a 57 MW battery storage project in Rochdale, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 30 April 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 13 May 2024.
57 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
13 May 2024record last updated
Rochdalecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 25 July 2023 | Application submitted |
| 30 April 2024 | Planning permission granted |
| 30 April 2027 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 57 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 13 May 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Shaw-Energi Limited
- Planning authority
- Rochdale
- Planning application reference
- 23/00816/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- The Rake, Lower Jowkin Lane & Furbarn Road, Rochdale
- Council area (by location)
- Rochdale
- Time to decision
- 40 weeks
- Name in REPD
- The Rake, Lower Jowkin Lane - Battery Energy Storage
- REPD reference
- 14597
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterloo Farm, Furbarn Road 22/00946/FUL | 57 | 1 September 2022 | withdrawn 3 December 2022 |
Who decides
| Applications | Rochdale | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 26 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 4 (15%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 14 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 3 of 6 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 6 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 10.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gipsy Lane | battery storage | 20 | under construction | 3.4 |
| Astra Centre, Royal Barn Road | battery storage | 40 | under construction | 3.5 |
| Rooley Moor | wind farm | 39.6 | appeal withdrawn | 4.0 |
| Miall Power Energy Storage Facility | battery storage | 5 | refused | 4.4 |
| Lascar Works | battery storage | 20 | operational | 5.7 |
| Scout Moor Windfarm | wind farm | 65 | operational | 6.5 |
| Scout Moor Windfarm (extension) | wind farm | 36.8 | refused | 6.5 |
| Ellenroad Farm, Bentgate Street | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 7.4 |
| Rochdale Road, Edenfield | battery storage | 85 | refused | 7.9 |
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 (53.6192, -2.216).