Brindley Close (Extension) (6 MW battery storage)
Brindley Close (Extension) is a 6 MW battery storage project in Swindon, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction since 1 May 2022; the record was last updated on 25 January 2023.
6 MWbattery storage
under constructionstatus in REPD
25 January 2023record last updated
Swindoncouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 13 July 2020 | Application submitted |
| 4 September 2020 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 May 2022 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 6 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 25 January 2023
- Operator or applicant
- Public Power Solutions
- Planning authority
- Swindon
- Planning application reference
- S/20/0850
- Address (REPD)
- Land At, Brindley Close, Cheney Manor Industrial Estate, Swindon,
- Council area (by location)
- Swindon
- Time to decision
- 8 weeks
- REPD reference
- 8045
Who decides
| Applications | Swindon | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 43 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 1 (2%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 35 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 7 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 10.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mannington Battery Storage Plant | battery storage | 49.9 | operational | 2.3 |
| Park Farm | battery storage | 10 | permission expired | 3.4 |
| Chapel Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.3 |
| Bentham House Farm, Mopes Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 12 | approved, not built | 4.6 |
| Mopes Lane, Purton Solar Farm | solar farm | 20 | approved, not built | 4.9 |
| Wickfield Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.3 |
| Catsbrain Farm | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 5.5 |
| Spittleborough Farm | solar farm | 12 | operational | 5.5 |
| Little Rose Lane, Blunsdon | solar farm | 15 | approved, not built | 5.7 |
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 (51.5742, -1.8152).