Power plant · Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Buildwas - Battery Energy Storage
Buildwas - Battery Energy Storage is a permitted power plant in Shropshire, England, United Kingdom, with 100 MW of capacity, operated by Greenfield Energy Developments Limited.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Shropshire (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | N/O A4169 Buildwas, Telford, TF8 7BN | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Permitted (planning permission granted) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 22 Apr 2026 (permit 25/01270/FUL, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Shropshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 14 Apr 2025 (reference 25/01270/FUL, planning authority Shropshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 22 Apr 2026 (granted, reference 25/01270/FUL, planning authority Shropshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Greenfield Energy Developments Limited | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 100 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Battery (stand-alone storage) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 52.6386, -2.5163 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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- Permit granted (planning authority Shropshire, reference 25/01270/FUL)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Shropshire, reference 25/01270/FUL)
How it compares
Buildwas - Battery Energy Storage is the 248th-largest of 2,174 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in England and the 426th-largest of 3,222 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 100 MW is <0.1% of the 300,461 MW of power plants planned, permitted or under construction we hold for the United Kingdom. It is not built yet, so it is ranked among the power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data, apart from the ones running today. Ranks and totals cover the ones that report their capacity.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 248th of 2,174 | 185,888 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 426th of 3,222 | 300,461 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 1,276th of 6,455 | 664,040 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 3 transmission lines and 3 data centers, measured from the coordinates in the facts above.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reinforcement to North Shropshire Electricity Distribution Network | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 34 km |
| Hutchison 3G | Data center | — | — | 34 km |
| EE Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 36 km |
| Mid Wales Electricity Connection (N Grid) | Transmission line | — | Cancelled | 41 km |
| Internet Central data center, England | Data center | — | — | 44 km |
| Green Gen Vyrnwy Frankton | Transmission line | — | Planned | 47 km |
Operator and place
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Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.