Gas and electricity plant to be built next to canal in Bilston

Revised plans to build an energy storage unit and natural gas and electricity plant next to the Birmingham Canal in Bilston, near Wolverhampton, have been approved by the city council.

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The site of the proposed energy plant adjacent to Anchor Lane in Bilston. Photo: WYG Planning and Transport

The application, made by Victoria Saunders from Conrad Energy, is for a natural gas-fuelled standby electricity generation plant and battery storage on land near Anchor Lane.

The facility will be known as the Anchor Lane Energy Centre.