Welkin Road, Bredbury (20 MW battery storage)
Welkin Road, Bredbury is a 20 MW battery storage project in Stockport, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 5 January 2026; the record was last updated on 26 January 2026.
20 MWbattery storage
operationalstatus in REPD
26 January 2026record last updated
Stockportcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 22 December 2020 | Application submitted |
| 25 January 2021 | Planning permission granted |
| 27 February 2024 | Construction started |
| 5 January 2026 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 20 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 26 January 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Arlington Energy Limited
- Planning authority
- Stockport
- Planning application reference
- DC/078965
- Address (REPD)
- Welkin Road
- Council area (by location)
- Stockport
- Time to decision
- 5 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Welkin Road, Bredbury - Battery Storage System
- REPD reference
- 13740
Who decides
| Applications | Stockport | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 22 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 1 (5%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 14 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 8 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 12.8 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welkin Mill, Welkin Road | battery storage | 49.9 | under construction | 0.1 |
| Bredbury Substation | battery storage | 49.9 | under construction | 0.3 |
| Ashton Road, Bredbury | battery storage | 75 | approved, not built | 1.5 |
| Goyt Hall Farm, Goyt Valley Footpath | battery storage | 40 | approved, not built | 1.5 |
| Newby Road, Hazel Grove | battery storage | 7.5 | approved, not built | 4.2 |
| Torkington Road, Hazel Grove | solar farm | 30 | application submitted | 5.4 |
| Woodford Road | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 7.9 |
| Holden Way | battery storage | 6 | approved, not built | 8.3 |
| Medlock Road, Failsworth | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 9.0 |
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 (53.416, -2.136).