Woodford Road (100 MW battery storage)
Woodford Road is a 100 MW battery storage project in Stockport, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 30 May 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 10 July 2025.
100 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
10 July 2025record last updated
Stockportcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 16 December 2024 | Application submitted |
| 30 May 2025 | Planning permission granted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 100 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 10 July 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Pegasus Group
- Planning authority
- Stockport
- Planning application reference
- 24/5075/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- W/O Woodford Road, Stockport
- Council area (by location)
- Stockport
- Time to decision
- 24 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Woodford Road - Battery Energy Storage System
- REPD reference
- 15902
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newby Road, Hazel Grove | battery storage | 7.5 | approved, not built | 4.0 |
| Torkington Road, Hazel Grove | solar farm | 30 | application submitted | 6.1 |
| Goyt Hall Farm, Goyt Valley Footpath | battery storage | 40 | approved, not built | 7.4 |
| Bredbury Substation | battery storage | 49.9 | under construction | 7.7 |
| Welkin Road, Bredbury | battery storage | 20 | operational | 7.9 |
| Welkin Mill, Welkin Road | battery storage | 49.9 | under construction | 8.1 |
| Ashton Road, Bredbury | battery storage | 75 | approved, not built | 9.2 |
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 (53.3455, -2.1542).