Ash Farm, Titchfield Lane (15 MW battery storage)
Ash Farm, Titchfield Lane is a 15 MW battery storage project in Winchester, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 19 February 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 10 March 2025.
15 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
10 March 2025record last updated
Winchestercouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 4 May 2023 | Application submitted |
| 19 February 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 19 February 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 15 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 10 March 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Botley Energy Reserve 2 Limited
- Planning authority
- Winchester
- Planning application reference
- 23/01106/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Titchfield Lane, Whiteley, Fareham
- Council area (by location)
- Winchester
- Time to decision
- 94 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Ash Farm, Titchfield Lane - Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 14145
Who decides
| Applications | Winchester | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 37 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 4 (11%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 24 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 3 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 10 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 14.7 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 3 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Titchfield Lane | battery storage | 49 | under construction | 0.4 |
| Funtley Solar Photovoltaic PV Farm | solar farm | 10.5 | application submitted | 0.5 |
| Funtley Refuse Tip | solar farm | 10 | permission expired | 0.7 |
| Fontley House Farm | solar farm | 10 | approved, not built | 1.2 |
| Titchfield Lane, Wickham | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.1 |
| Raglington Farm | solar farm | 5.8 | operational | 3.7 |
| Glebe Farm, Curdridge Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 10 | application submitted | 5.5 |
| New Farm House Locks Farm | solar farm | 18 | approved, not built | 6.2 |
| Newlands Farm Battery Storage Facility Phase 2 | battery storage | 40 | operational | 6.2 |
Status and dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database is compiled from public sources and can lag behind council decisions. Location: REPD grid reference (50.8862, -1.2175).