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Battery storage planning in South Gloucestershire

South Gloucestershire has decided 15 battery storage schemes and approved 93% of them, taking a median of 8.3 months to decide. Consented capacity: 898 MW. 5 applications still awaiting a decision.

93%
Approved
14 granted · 1 refused
8.3 mo
Median decision
UK 6 mo
898 MW
Consented
across approved schemes
1
Appeals
1 allowed on appeal

How South Gloucestershire compares

Against the 137 UK authorities with 5+ battery storage decisions, South Gloucestershire sits in the 40th percentile for approval rate (1 points above the England average) and the 24th percentile for speed.

Decisions by year

35Approved — 1 (2019)119Approved — 3 (2021)321Approved — 2 (2022)Refused — 1 (2022)322Approved — 1 (2023)123Approved — 3 (2024)324Approved — 4 (2025)425
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 Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.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 (20)

SchemeMWStatusDecided
Central Park - Solar Farm & Battery Storage
Severnside Distribution Lane Limited · P26/00067/F
Application Submitted2026-01-13
Quarry Road, Alveston - Micro Battery Energy Storage System
AMP Clean Energy · P25/02752/F
0.2Application Submitted2026-01-05
Stoke Gifford Bypass, Curtis Lane - Micro Energy Storage System
AMP Clean Energy · P25/02853/F
0.2Application Submitted2025-12-18
Earthcott Green Farm, Earthcott Green - Battery Energy Storage
Immersa Limited · P23/01244/F · 28 mo to decide
200Awaiting Construction2025-07-30
Hill Court Solar farm & Battery storage
Longlands Solar Farm Limited · P25/00579/F · 2.6 mo to decide
35Awaiting Construction2025-05-29
Cattybrook Solar Farm
Luminous Energy Limited · P23/03430/F · 16.1 mo to decide
Awaiting Construction2025-04-17
Severn Road, Hallen - Battery Storage Facility
EL Avonmouth Limited · P23/02741/F · 17 mo to decide
70Awaiting Construction2025-02-24
Mousewell Farm, Besom Lane - Solar Farm
RWE Renewables UK Limited · P24/03001/F
Application Submitted2024-12-30
Iron Acton Substation, Latteridge Lane - Battery Energy Storage System
Balance Power Projects Limited · P23/02405/F · 11.9 mo to decide
99Awaiting Construction2024-08-16
Westerleigh Hill, Westerleigh - Battery Energy Storage Facility
Immersa Limited · P23/01180/F · 15.7 mo to decide
200Awaiting Construction2024-07-19
Larks Lane & Latteridge Lane, Latteridge - Battery Storage Facility
Anglo Renewables · P23/02270/F · 4.9 mo to decide
49.9Awaiting Construction2024-01-04
Larks Lane, Iron Acton - Battery Storage Facility
HD000ACT Limited · P23/01616/F
20Application Submitted2023-05-31
Lower Larks Farm - Battery storage
IPP Cero Generation · P22/03743/F · 8.8 mo to decide
99.9Awaiting Construction2023-04-14
Says Court Farm, Coalpit Heath - Battery Energy Storage
Anglo Renewables Limited · P22/03920/F · 3.4 mo to decide
50Awaiting Construction2022-11-02
Patch Elm Lane - Battery Storage
Green Frog Ventures Limited · P21/07489/F · 3.9 mo to decide
35Awaiting Construction2022-03-18
Elm Farm solar farm and Battery storage
Enso Energy Limited · P21/04721/F · 6.8 mo to decide
Application Refused2022-01-28
The Wave - Solar & Battery Development
The Wave Group Limited · P21/00356/F · 8.3 mo to decide
Awaiting Construction2021-10-22
Larks Lane, Iron Acton - Battery Storage Facility
RE Projects Development · P21/03995/F · 1.6 mo to decide
Awaiting Construction2021-07-16
Larks Green Solar Farm
Enso Energy / Iron Acton Green · P20/13909/F · 4.5 mo to decide
49.5Operational2021-01-05
Old Green Farm, Alveston Battery Storage
Ecotricity · PT17/1992/RVC · 30.7 mo to decide
10Awaiting Construction2019-11-17

Does South Gloucestershire approve battery storage schemes?

Yes — of the 15 battery storage schemes South Gloucestershire has decided, 93% were approved (14 granted, 1 refused). The UK-wide rate for battery storage is 92%.

How long does a battery storage scheme application take in South Gloucestershire?

The median time from application to decision is 8.3 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 South Gloucestershire consented?

898 MW has been consented across 14 approved schemes. A further 5 applications awaits 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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