Protest held against planned battery storage facility on green belt land in Great Barr
A protest was held this weekend against a proposed Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) which could be developed on green belt in Great Barr.
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Many of the members at the protest were part of the Beacon Action Group, the leading residents’ group campaigning against the 3.2-hectare facility.
Jenny Hulme, a member of the Beacon Action Group, was at the protest. She said: “This has been rumbling on since 2021.
“Everyone is angry; they don’t want it and don’t understand how it could even happen. We were there standing at the site, thinking, how on earth can you put that monstrosity here?
