Weddington Road (49.9 MW battery storage)
Weddington Road is a 49.9 MW battery storage project in Nuneaton and Bedworth, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 2 February 2026, not yet built; the record was last updated on 10 July 2026.
49.9 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
10 July 2026record last updated
Nuneaton and Bedworthcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 29 August 2024 | Application submitted |
| 2 February 2026 | Planning permission granted |
| 2 February 2029 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 10 July 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Fig Power
- Planning authority
- Nuneaton and Bedworth
- Planning application reference
- 40498
- Address (REPD)
- Nuneaton Old Edwardians Rugby Football Club, Weddington Road, Nuneaton
- Council area (by location)
- Nuneaton and Bedworth
- Time to decision
- 75 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Weddington Road - Battery Energy Storage
- REPD reference
- 17365
Who decides
Nuneaton and Bedworth has 8 decided solar, wind or battery applications in REPD — too few for a refusal rate (we show one from 10 decisions). Across all UK planning authorities 19% of 10,236 decisions were refusals.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horiba Mira, Mira Drive | solar farm | 7 | operational | 2.7 |
| Elms Farm - Hinckley Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 4.5 |
| Basin Bridge Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.6 |
| Vauls Farm, Astley Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 16 | approved, not built | 6.5 |
| Newgate Coolliery Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 6 | application submitted | 6.6 |
| Hollyhurst Farm, Mile Tree Lane | solar farm | 25.6 | application submitted | 7.0 |
| Park Lane, Astley Solar PV Farm | solar farm | 30 | approved, not built | 7.5 |
| Mcdonnell Drive, Exhall | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 8.0 |
| Tolldish Hall Farm, Parrotts Grove | solar farm | 25 | under construction | 8.1 |
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 (52.5308, -1.4638).