PLANS to build an emergency power battery box on an Oswestry industrial estate have been given the go-ahead.

A proposal for the 200kW ‘battery box’ installation for Maes-y-Clawdd – close to Mile End Services – in Oswestry was submitted to Shropshire Council in February this year, and was given the go-ahead on Wednesday, March 22.

According to a planning and access statement included within the application, a battery box "imports electricity from the local electricity network when demand for electricity is low or when there are high levels of renewable energy available".

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The statement added: “It then exports that electricity back to the grid when required in periods of high demand.

“This provides a solution to the growing need for flexibility and helps address concerns regarding grid reliability prompted by an increased reliance on intermittent generation of the electricity system.

“Battery Boxes connect into the low voltage (LV) network, this is the lowest and most local point in the system where there is an increasing demand for electricity with the electrification of transport and heating systems.

“Stored electricity from the Battery Box will be exported and consumed in the locality of the box (when it is required).”

According to the statement, the box will be placed at Farr and Harris Ltd, on Maes-y-Clawdd and will be placed on a concrete plinth.

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Shropshire Council planning officer Mark Perry approved the planning application.

His report said: “It is considered that the proposed development would represent an acceptable visual addition to the site.”

It added that the land it will occupy is not currently in use and is unlikely to be have any further use within the business.