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Battery storage planning in Exeter

Exeter has decided 4 battery storage schemes and approved 100% of them, taking a median of 2.3 months to decide. Consented capacity: 2 MW.

100%
Approved
4 granted · 0 refused
2.3 mo
Median decision
UK 6 mo
2 MW
Consented
across approved schemes
0
Appeals
no appeals recorded

⚠️ Small caseload (4 decided). Percentages here move a lot with one more decision — read them as indicative, not as a reliable rate.

How Exeter compares

Against the 137 UK authorities with 5+ battery storage decisions, Exeter sits in the 73rd percentile for approval rate (8 points above the England average) and the 94th percentile for speed.

Decisions by year

35Approved — 1 (2019)119Approved — 2 (2024)224Approved — 1 (2025)125
Approved Refused

Battery storage decisions by the year the decision was issued (Renewable Energy Planning Database). Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.

Every recorded scheme (4)

SchemeMWStatusDecided
Pinhoe Road - Micro Energy Storage Facility
AMP Energy Services Limited · 24/1448/FUL · 2.3 mo to decide
0.2Awaiting Construction2025-02-14
Electricity Sub Station, Tithebarn Way - Battery Energy Storage Facility
AMP Energy Services Limited · 24/0603/FUL · 4.2 mo to decide
0.2Awaiting Construction2024-10-07
Bittern Road - Energy Storage Facility
AMP Energy Services Limited · 24/0768/FUL · 2.2 mo to decide
0.2Awaiting Construction2024-10-02
Council Green Waste Facility
Exeter City Council · 19/0458/ECC · 1.6 mo to decide
1Awaiting Construction2019-10-29

Does Exeter approve battery storage schemes?

Yes — of the 4 battery storage schemes Exeter has decided, 100% were approved (4 granted, 0 refused). The UK-wide rate for battery storage is 92%. Note this is a small caseload, so treat the percentage as indicative rather than statistically robust.

How long does a battery storage scheme application take in Exeter?

The median time from application to decision is 2.3 months, against a UK median of 6 months for battery storage. That is measured between the submission and decision dates recorded in REPD, so it reflects the whole determination period including any extensions.

How much battery storage capacity has Exeter consented?

2 MW has been consented across 4 approved schemes. There are no applications currently awaiting a decision.

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Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Open Government Licence v3.0 — 2026 Q1 extract. Approval rate is over decided applications only (approved ÷ approved+refused); withdrawn and undecided schemes are excluded. A permission later expired still counts as approved because consent was granted. REPD covers schemes of roughly 150 kW and above, is published quarterly, and does not record refusal reasons — so nothing here explains why a scheme was refused. Screening context for site selection, not planning advice.

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