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Bramford Substation
Bramford Substation is an operational 57 MW battery storage site in Mid Suffolk, generating since 1 April 2025. Planning permission was granted on 1 November 2021, 28 months after submission. Operator of record: Pivot Power / EDF Renewables.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 25 June 2019 |
| Permission granted | 1 November 2021 28 months after submission |
| Operational | 1 April 2025 41 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Grade 2 agricultural land.
REPD gives one representative coordinate per scheme, not the site boundary, so this describes the point on record rather than the whole site — a large site can straddle a designation edge. Boundaries come from planning.data.gov.uk, which publishes for England only.
Mid Suffolk’s record on battery storage
Mid Suffolk has decided 11 battery storage schemes and approved 100%, taking a median of 5.8 months. See every battery storage scheme decision in Mid Suffolk →
Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Battery · Operational | — | 1.5 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 49.9 | 1.5 km |
Battery · Under Construction | 100 | 2.1 km |
EfW Incineration · Operational | 20 | 4.1 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 5.5 | 4.2 km |
Battery · Operational | — | 7.2 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 2.8 | 8.7 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 4.8 | 9.2 km |
How big is Bramford Substation?
Bramford Substation has a recorded installed capacity of 57 MW. That figure is the capacity registered in REPD, which is the scheme as consented — the metered output of a site can differ.
Who operates Bramford Substation?
REPD records the operator as Pivot Power / EDF Renewables. Ownership of built renewable assets changes hands regularly and REPD is published quarterly, so treat this as the operator of record rather than confirmation of who owns it today.
When was Bramford Substation approved and built?
The application was submitted on 25 June 2019. Permission was granted on 1 November 2021, 28 months later. The site became operational on 1 April 2025, 41 months after consent.
Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Open Government Licence v3.0, plus planning designation boundaries from planning.data.gov.uk (England only). REPD is published quarterly and covers schemes of roughly 150 kW and above. Capacity is the installed capacity on record, not metered generation. Operator is the operator of record at the last extract, not confirmation of present ownership. Reference 7479.
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