Bramford Substation (57 MW battery storage)
Bramford Substation is a 57 MW battery storage project in Mid Suffolk, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 April 2025; the record was last updated on 6 March 2026.
57 MWbattery storage
operationalstatus in REPD
6 March 2026record last updated
Mid Suffolkcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 25 June 2019 | Application submitted |
| 1 November 2021 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 June 2023 | Construction started |
| 1 April 2025 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 57 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 6 March 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Pivot Power / EDF Renewables
- Planning authority
- Mid Suffolk
- Planning application reference
- DC/19/03008
- Address (REPD)
- Land Adjacent To, Bullen Lane, Bramford, Ipswich, Suffolk
- Council area (by location)
- Mid Suffolk
- Time to decision
- 123 weeks
- REPD reference
- 7479
Who decides
| Applications | Mid Suffolk | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 33 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (15%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 19 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 2 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 12 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 22.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullen Lane, Bramford | battery storage | 400 | approved, not built | 0.6 |
| Tye Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | under construction | 1.5 |
| Church Farm, The Channel - Bramford Solar Farm and Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 1.6 |
| Bullen Lane | battery storage | 100 | under construction | 2.1 |
| Greybarn Solar Energy Farm | solar farm | 41.5 | application submitted | 2.3 |
| Masons Landfill, Bramford Road, Great Blakenham Solar Farm | solar farm | 6.1 | approved, not built | 4.4 |
| Land at Hill Farm | solar farm | 10 | application withdrawn | 5.0 |
| Hill Farm (Baylham) | solar farm | 10 | application withdrawn | 5.1 |
| Coxhall Road, Tattingstone | battery storage | 5 | approved, not built | 8.5 |
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 (52.0729, 1.065).