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Bustleholme Substation
Bustleholme Substation is an operational 49.9 MW battery storage site in Sandwell, generating since 20 October 2023. Planning permission was granted on 1 February 2021, 7 months after submission. Operator of record: Pivot Power.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 6 July 2020 |
| Permission granted | 1 February 2021 7 months after submission |
| Operational | 20 October 2023 33 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Non Agricultural agricultural land.
- Green Belt — Sandwell
REPD gives one representative coordinate per scheme, not the site boundary, so this describes the point on record rather than the whole site — a large site can straddle a designation edge. Boundaries come from planning.data.gov.uk, which publishes for England only.
Sandwell’s record on battery storage
Sandwell has decided 13 battery storage schemes and approved 92%, taking a median of 2.6 months. See every battery storage scheme decision in Sandwell →
Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
EfW Incineration · Under Construction | 2 | 4.9 km |
Battery · Operational | 57 | 5.3 km |
Battery · Operational | 41 | 5.5 km |
EfW Incineration · Under Construction | 47 | 5.8 km |
EfW Incineration · Under Construction | 47 | 5.8 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 1 | 6.3 km |
Advanced Conversion Technologies · Operational | 40 | 6.3 km |
EfW Incineration · Under Construction | 49 | 7.1 km |
How big is Bustleholme Substation?
Bustleholme Substation has a recorded installed capacity of 49.9 MW. That figure is the capacity registered in REPD, which is the scheme as consented — the metered output of a site can differ.
Who operates Bustleholme Substation?
REPD records the operator as Pivot Power. Ownership of built renewable assets changes hands regularly and REPD is published quarterly, so treat this as the operator of record rather than confirmation of who owns it today.
When was Bustleholme Substation approved and built?
The application was submitted on 6 July 2020. Permission was granted on 1 February 2021, 7 months later. The site became operational on 20 October 2023, 33 months after consent.
Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Open Government Licence v3.0, plus planning designation boundaries from planning.data.gov.uk (England only). REPD is published quarterly and covers schemes of roughly 150 kW and above. Capacity is the installed capacity on record, not metered generation. Operator is the operator of record at the last extract, not confirmation of present ownership. Reference 7907.
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