Basing Road (20 MW battery storage)
Basing Road is a 20 MW battery storage project in Basingstoke and Deane, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 20 July 2021, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 24 February 2023. The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. 32% of applications still shown as pending in REPD were submitted more than two years ago, and only 37% of pending records were updated in the last 12 months, so some of them may already have been decided.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 20 July 2021 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 20 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 24 February 2023
- Operator or applicant
- Eco-Economix
- Planning authority
- Basingstoke and Deane
- Planning application reference
- 21/02412/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Land At, Basing Road, Old Basing, Basingstoke,
- Council area (by location)
- Basingstoke and Deane
- REPD reference
- 7746
Who decides
| Applications | Basingstoke and Deane | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 30 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 8 (27%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 5 of 22 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 7 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 26.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 4 / 5 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chineham Battery Energy Storage Facility | battery storage | 15 | application withdrawn | 2.5 |
| Beaurepaire Farm | solar farm | 12 | refused | 5.6 |
| Manor Farm, Sherborne Solar Farm | solar farm | 28 | application submitted | 5.7 |
| Frying Down Copse Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.1 |
| Minchens Lane Battery Storage Facility | battery storage | 100 | operational | 7.0 |
| Chosley Farm, North Warnborough Solar Farm and Battery storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 7.5 |
| Frog Lane, Little London | battery storage | 115 | refused | 7.7 |
| Bramley Frith Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 7.8 |
| Ash Lane, Little London | battery storage | 57 | approved, not built | 8.0 |
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 (51.2688, -1.0621).