Wishaw Lane, Sutton Coldfield (50 MW battery storage)
Wishaw Lane, Sutton Coldfield is a 50 MW battery storage project in Birmingham, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 19 December 2024, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 3 February 2025.
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3 February 2025record last updated
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Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 19 December 2024 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 50 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 3 February 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Wiggins Hill BESS Limited
- Planning authority
- Birmingham
- Planning application reference
- 2024/08003/PA
- Address (REPD)
- Part of land to the south of Bulls Lane and on the east side of Wishaw Lane Sutton Coldfield
- Council area (by location)
- Birmingham
- Name in REPD
- Wishaw Lane, Sutton Coldfield - Battery Energy Storage
- REPD reference
- 17996
Who decides
| Applications | Birmingham | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 51 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 1 (2%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 47 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 4 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 6.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
UK: all UK planning authorities. Counted under these REPD planning authority names: Birmingham, Birmingham Ladywood.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maybrook Road Battery facility | battery storage | 13.1 | approved, not built | 2.4 |
| Hams Hall | battery storage | 400 | under construction | 2.7 |
| Lichfield Road, Watton Lane | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.9 |
| Hams Hall, Hams Lane | battery storage | 98 | approved, not built | 3.7 |
| Marston Fields Farm, Kingsbury Road | battery storage | 10 | approved, not built | 4.0 |
| Marston Sewerage Pumping Station, Bodymoor Heath Lane | battery storage | 50 | application submitted | 4.3 |
| Camp Farm, Knowle Hill Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 7.2 |
| Camp Farm, Knowle Hill | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 7.2 |
| Holly Lane Energy Park Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 25 | approved, not built | 7.4 |
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 (52.5376, -1.7547).