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Battery storage planning in Walsall
Walsall has decided 4 battery storage schemes and approved 75% of them, taking a median of 15.3 months to decide. Consented capacity: 92 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 Walsall compares
Against the 137 UK authorities with 5+ battery storage decisions, Walsall sits in the 7th percentile for approval rate (17 points below the England average) and the 3rd 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 Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Six Towers Road - Battery Storage Power Initiatives Limited · 24/0853 · 9.4 mo to decide | — | Application Refused | 2025-05-27 |
Chapel Lane - Battery Energy Storage System Anesco Limited · 23/1286 · 15.3 mo to decide | 49.35 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-01-13 |
Six Towers Road - Battery Storage Power Initiatives Limited · 22/0643
22/0643 · 15.6 mo to decide | — | Revised | 2023-08-31 |
Chapel Lane - Battery Energy Storage System Anesco Limited · 21/1720 · 12.2 mo to decide | 49.35 | Revised | 2022-12-13 |
Bloxwich Battery Gresham House Energy Storage · 16/1536 · 64.4 mo to decide | 41 | Operational | 2022-02-11 |
EPSRC Willenhall University of Sheffield/ Eon/ Uniper | 2 | Operational | — |
Does Walsall approve battery storage schemes?
Yes — of the 4 battery storage schemes Walsall has decided, 75% were approved (3 granted, 1 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 Walsall?
The median time from application to decision is 15.3 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 Walsall consented?
92 MW has been consented across 3 approved schemes. A further 2 applications 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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