Waterswallows Road - Buxton Battery Storage Equipment (15 MW, REPD 20381)
Waterswallows Road - Buxton Battery Storage Equipment is a 15 MW battery storage project in High Peak, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 11 April 2024; the record was last updated on 13 February 2026.
15 MWbattery storage
operationalstatus in REPD
13 February 2026record last updated
High Peakcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 11 February 2022 | Application submitted |
| 8 April 2022 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 January 2024 | Construction started |
| 11 April 2024 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 15 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 13 February 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Atlantic Green
- Planning authority
- High Peak
- Planning application reference
- HPK/2022/0046
- Address (REPD)
- STOR Facility, Waterswallows Road, Green Fairfield, Buxton
- Council area (by location)
- High Peak
- Time to decision
- 8 weeks
- REPD reference
- 20381
Who decides
| Applications | High Peak | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 15 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 1 (7%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 8 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 7 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 8.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waterswallows Road - Buxton Battery Storage Equipment | battery storage | 15 | operational | <0.1 |
| Hardybarn Lane, Green Fairfield | battery storage | 40 | application submitted | 0.5 |
| Dolly Lane, Buxworth Battery Storage Facility & Sub Station | battery storage | 13 | approved, not built | 9.3 |
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 (53.2727, -1.8794).