Bridge Farm, Uffington (8 MW battery storage)
Bridge Farm, Uffington is an 8 MW battery storage project in Shropshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 19 April 2023, not yet built; the record was last updated on 22 January 2024. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 19 April 2026, so the project may not go ahead in this form. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 19 April 2026, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 27 January 2023 | Application submitted |
| 19 April 2023 | Planning permission granted |
| 19 April 2026 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 22 January 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Hydrock
- Planning authority
- Shropshire
- Planning application reference
- 23/00254/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- The S/O Uffington Shrewsbury
- Council area (by location)
- Shropshire
- Time to decision
- 12 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Bridge Farm, Uffington - Battery Energy Storage
- REPD reference
- 13161
Who decides
| Applications | Shropshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 98 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 22 (22%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 20 of 78 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 17 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 15.2 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 10 / 5 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery Energy Storage | battery storage | 100 | application submitted | 0.6 |
| Haughmond Quarry - Uffington Solar Farm | solar farm | 25 | refused | 1.6 |
| Sundorne Grove | solar farm | 20 | operational | 2.6 |
| Pelham Road, Upton Magna | battery storage | 100 | application submitted | 2.6 |
| Church Farm, Withington Solar Farm | solar farm | 25 | approved, not built | 4.5 |
| Myttons Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 4.9 |
| Berrington Farm | solar farm | 30 | approved, not built | 6.6 |
| Condover (Green Farm) | solar farm | 10.2 | operational | 6.8 |
| Tiddiecross Solar Farm | solar farm | 10.5 | operational | 8.1 |
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 (52.7135, -2.6937).