Torrington Avenue Battery Storage Facility (30 MW)
Torrington Avenue Battery Storage Facility is a 30 MW battery storage project in Coventry, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 15 April 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 26 April 2024.
30 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
26 April 2024record last updated
Coventrycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 14 January 2024 | Application submitted |
| 15 April 2024 | Planning permission granted |
| 15 April 2027 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 30 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 26 April 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Power Initiatives Limited
- Planning authority
- Coventry
- Planning application reference
- PL/2024/0000114/FULM
- Address (REPD)
- Torrington Avenue, Coventry
- Council area (by location)
- Coventry
- Time to decision
- 13 weeks
- REPD reference
- 16279
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Torrington Avenue Battery Storage Facility FUL/2021/1299 | 25 | 21 May 2021 | withdrawn 29 June 2021 |
Who decides
| Applications | Coventry | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 23 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (9%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 21 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 7.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanners Lane | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 2.3 |
| Nailcote Farm | solar farm | 18 | refused | 2.8 |
| Hodgetts Lane, Berkswell - Electricity Storage Facility | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.9 |
| Hodgetts Lane, Berkswell - Electricity Storage Facility | battery storage | 49.9 | application submitted | 2.9 |
| Hodgetts Lane, Berkswell - Electricity Storage Facility | battery storage | 49.9 | application submitted | 3.1 |
| Broad Lane | solar farm | 8.5 | refused on appeal | 3.3 |
| Benton Green Lane | battery storage | 70 | application submitted | 3.3 |
| Beechwood Farm, Hodgetts Lane | battery storage | 57 | approved, not built | 3.5 |
| Beechwood Farm, Hodgetts Lane | battery storage | 57 | application submitted | 3.5 |
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 (52.3979, -1.5718).