Renewable planning › Battery storage › Sefton
Battery storage planning in Sefton
Sefton has decided 4 battery storage schemes and approved 100% of them, taking a median of 5 months to decide. Consented capacity: 20 MW. 2 applications still awaiting a decision.
⚠️ Small caseload (4 decided). Percentages here move a lot with one more decision — read them as indicative, not as a reliable rate.
How Sefton compares
Against the 137 UK authorities with 5+ battery storage decisions, Sefton sits in the 73rd percentile for approval rate (8 points above the England average) and the 62nd percentile for speed.
Decisions by year
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 Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.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 (6)
| Scheme | MW | Status | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
Rowan View Hospital, Villas Road - Battery Storage Mersey Care NHS Trust · DC/2025/01589 | — | Application Submitted | 2025-11-28 |
Rowan View Hospital, Villas Road - Battery Storage Mersey Care NHS Trust · DC/2025/01286 | — | Revised | 2025-09-25 |
Heysham Box, Leckwith Road - Battery Storage AMP Clean Energy · DC/2025/00080 · 1.3 mo to decide | 0.2 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-03-04 |
Heysham Box, Leckwith Road - Battery Storage AMP Clean Energy · DC/2022/01871 · 1.8 mo to decide | 0.2 | Awaiting Construction | 2022-11-16 |
Hawthorne Road Bluefield Renewable Developments · DC/2020/00085 · 26 mo to decide | 20 | Under Construction | 2022-03-29 |
Peel Road Energy Centre Suncredit · 17/0822 · 8.2 mo to decide | — | Planning Permission Expired | 2018-06-04 |
Does Sefton approve battery storage schemes?
Yes — of the 4 battery storage schemes Sefton has decided, 100% were approved (4 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 Sefton?
The median time from application to decision is 5 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 Sefton consented?
20 MW has been consented across 4 approved schemes. A further 2 applications awaits a decision.
Other technologies in Sefton
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.
Novarly Parcel · official public data, read properly · parcel.novarly.com
Screen a specific site here · All authorities · UK property report