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Battery storage planning in Dudley

Dudley has decided 3 battery storage schemes and approved 100% of them, taking a median of 6.4 months to decide. Consented capacity: 162 MW. 1 application still awaiting a decision.

100%
Approved
3 granted · 0 refused
6.4 mo
Median decision
UK 6 mo
162 MW
Consented
across approved schemes
2
Appeals
2 allowed on appeal

⚠️ Small caseload (3 decided). Percentages here move a lot with one more decision — read them as indicative, not as a reliable rate.

How Dudley compares

Against the 137 UK authorities with 5+ battery storage decisions, Dudley sits in the 73rd percentile for approval rate (8 points above the England average) and the 40th percentile for speed.

Decisions by year

35Approved — 1 (2017)117Approved — 1 (2023)123Approved — 1 (2025)125
Approved Refused

Battery storage decisions by the year the decision was issued (Renewable Energy Planning Database). Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.

Every recorded scheme (4)

SchemeMWStatusDecided
Illeybrook Farm - Battery Energy Storage
Net Zero Eleven Limited · P23/0940 · 18.4 mo to decide
99.8Awaiting Construction2025-02-04
Lowlands Farm - Battery Storage
Anglo Renewables · P22/1733 · 9.9 mo to decide
50Awaiting Construction2023-09-27
Lowlands Farm - Battery Storage
Anglo Renewables · P22/0541 · 3 mo to decide
50Revised2022-08-15
Mucklow Hill
Volta Energy Storage · P17/1489 · 2.1 mo to decide
12Planning Permission Expired2017-12-21

Does Dudley approve battery storage schemes?

Yes — of the 3 battery storage schemes Dudley has decided, 100% were approved (3 granted, 0 refused). The UK-wide rate for battery storage is 92%. Note this is a small caseload, so treat the percentage as indicative rather than statistically robust.

How long does a battery storage scheme application take in Dudley?

The median time from application to decision is 6.4 months, against a UK median of 6 months for battery storage. That is measured between the submission and decision dates recorded in REPD, so it reflects the whole determination period including any extensions.

How much battery storage capacity has Dudley consented?

162 MW has been consented across 3 approved schemes. A further 1 application awaits a decision.

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Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Open Government Licence v3.0 — 2026 Q1 extract. Approval rate is over decided applications only (approved ÷ approved+refused); withdrawn and undecided schemes are excluded. A permission later expired still counts as approved because consent was granted. REPD covers schemes of roughly 150 kW and above, is published quarterly, and does not record refusal reasons — so nothing here explains why a scheme was refused. Screening context for site selection, not planning advice.

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