Whitegate Battery Storage (57 MW)
Whitegate Battery Storage is a 57 MW battery storage project in Oldham, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction since 1 October 2023; the record was last updated on 14 October 2025.
57 MWbattery storage
under constructionstatus in REPD
14 October 2025record last updated
Oldhamcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 14 February 2022 | Application submitted |
| 19 May 2022 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 October 2023 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 57 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 14 October 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Pelagic Energy (Constantine Energy)
- Planning authority
- Oldham
- Planning application reference
- FUL/348501/22
- Address (REPD)
- The National Grid Station, Broadgate, Chadderton, Oldham
- Council area (by location)
- Oldham
- Time to decision
- 13 weeks
- REPD reference
- 10690
Who decides
| Applications | Oldham | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 19 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (11%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 13 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 9.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chadderton | battery storage | 20 | under construction | 0.1 |
| Moston Vale | battery storage | 10 | under construction | 4.1 |
| Medlock Road, Failsworth | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 4.1 |
| Lowerfields Farm, Warren Lane | battery storage | 27 | application submitted | 4.9 |
| Astra Centre, Royal Barn Road | battery storage | 40 | under construction | 7.2 |
| Gipsy Lane | battery storage | 20 | under construction | 7.3 |
| Holden Way | battery storage | 6 | approved, not built | 8.0 |
| Ellenroad Farm, Bentgate Street | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 8.4 |
| Miall Power Energy Storage Facility | battery storage | 5 | refused | 8.8 |
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 (53.5322, -2.1658).