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Battery storage planning in Vale of White Horse
Vale of White Horse has decided 5 battery storage schemes and approved 100% of them, taking a median of 4 months to decide. Consented capacity: 300 MW. 4 applications still awaiting a decision.
⚠️ Small caseload (5 decided). Percentages here move a lot with one more decision — read them as indicative, not as a reliable rate.
How Vale of White Horse compares
Against the 137 UK authorities with 5+ battery storage decisions, Vale of White Horse sits in the 73rd percentile for approval rate (8 points above the England average) and the 73rd percentile for speed.
Decisions by year
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 Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.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 (9)
| Scheme | MW | Status | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
Snowswick Lane, Coleshill - Solar Farm Abei Energy Limited · P25/V1646/FUL | 25 | Application Submitted | 2025-08-20 |
Sandford Lane, Kennington - Battery Energy Storage Cowley Energy Reserve 2 Limited · P25/V1800/FUL | — | Application Submitted | 2025-08-19 |
Appleford - Battery Energy Storage TBC 001 Limited · P25/V0149/FUL · 6.3 mo to decide | 300 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-08-08 |
The Sutton Courtenay Waste Management Site, Appleford Sidings Development at Sutton Courtenay Waste Management · P25/V1204/CM · 1.3 mo to decide | — | Awaiting Construction | 2025-07-18 |
Willowfields Energy Park, Marcham - Battery Energy Storage Exagen Development Limited · P24/V2698/FUL | 20 | Application Submitted | 2024-12-18 |
Barnstaples Farm Nextpower SPV 14 Limited · P21/V3395/FUL · 46.6 mo to decide | — | Awaiting Construction | 2024-02-28 |
Westmill Farm - Battery Storage Private Developer · P23/V2003/O · 1.8 mo to decide | — | Awaiting Construction | 2023-11-07 |
Radley College, Kennington Gate - Solar Array & Battery Storage Radley College · P23/V0861/FUL · 4 mo to decide | — | Awaiting Construction | 2023-08-10 |
Appleford Sidings, Sutton Courtenay - Battery Storage Infinis Solar Developments Limited · MW.0069/21 | — | Application Submitted | 2021-05-19 |
Does Vale of White Horse approve battery storage schemes?
Yes — of the 5 battery storage schemes Vale of White Horse has decided, 100% were approved (5 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 Vale of White Horse?
The median time from application to decision is 4 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 Vale of White Horse consented?
300 MW has been consented across 5 approved schemes. A further 4 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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