West Moss Lane, Higher Ballam (30 MW battery storage)
West Moss Lane, Higher Ballam is a 30 MW battery storage project in Fylde, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 30 April 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 20 May 2025.
30 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
20 May 2025record last updated
Fyldecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 3 July 2024 | Application submitted |
| 30 April 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 30 April 2028 | 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
- 20 May 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Lower 48 Energy BESS Limited
- Planning authority
- Fylde
- Planning application reference
- 24/0295
- Address (REPD)
- West Moss Lane, Higher Ballam, Lytham St Annes
- Council area (by location)
- Fylde
- Time to decision
- 43 weeks
- Name in REPD
- West Moss Lane, Higher Ballam - Battery Energy Storage System
- REPD reference
- 16767
Who decides
| Applications | Fylde | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 19 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 3 (16%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 16 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 19.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawns Solar Farm | solar farm | 25 | approved, not built | 1.0 |
| Lowland Farm, Peel Road | battery storage | 100 | application submitted | 1.1 |
| Peel Road Phase 2 Solar Farm | solar farm | 13 | application submitted | 2.0 |
| Peel Road | battery storage | 20 | approved, not built | 2.0 |
| Land off Moss Side Lane | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.2 |
| Cask Farm | solar farm | 5 | refused | 4.6 |
| Newfold Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 5.6 |
| Smithy Lane, Staining Solar PV Panels & BESS | solar farm | 40 | application submitted | 6.4 |
| Cooper House Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.5 |
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 (53.7652, -2.975).