West Didsbury Battery Storage (50 MW)
West Didsbury Battery Storage is a 50 MW battery storage project in Trafford, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 21 November 2023; the record was last updated on 24 November 2023.
50 MWbattery storage
operationalstatus in REPD
24 November 2023record last updated
Traffordcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 25 September 2017 | Application submitted |
| 22 November 2019 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 June 2022 | Construction started |
| 21 November 2023 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 50 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 24 November 2023
- Operator or applicant
- Statera Energy / Gresham House
- Planning authority
- Trafford
- Planning application reference
- 92459/FUL/17
- Address (REPD)
- Sawfield Nurseries Fairy Lane, Sale
- Council area (by location)
- Trafford
- Time to decision
- 113 weeks
- REPD reference
- 7185
Who decides
| Applications | Trafford | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 28 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 6 (21%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 19 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 9 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 8.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freshfields, Fairy Lane | battery storage | 99.9 | under construction | 0.1 |
| Sale Golf Club, Golf Road | battery storage | 70 | approved, not built | 0.8 |
| Golf Road | battery storage | 90 | approved, not built | 0.8 |
| Wild Fowl Farm, Carrington Lane | battery storage | 35 | approved, not built | 6.1 |
| Daines Battery Energy Storage System | battery storage | 600 | approved, not built | 6.3 |
| Carrington Power Station, Manchester Road | battery storage | 680 | under construction | 8.3 |
| Welkin Mill, Welkin Road | battery storage | 49.9 | under construction | 9.6 |
| Welkin Road, Bredbury | battery storage | 20 | operational | 9.6 |
| Bredbury Substation | battery storage | 49.9 | under construction | 9.8 |
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 (53.4188, -2.2809).