Bristol Road (20 MW battery storage)
Bristol Road is a 20 MW battery storage project in Gloucester, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: planning permission expired; the record was last updated on 28 April 2020.
20 MWbattery storage
permission expiredstatus in REPD
28 April 2020record last updated
Gloucestercouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 30 August 2016 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (co-located with fossil fuel plant)
- Capacity
- 20 MW
- Status (REPD)
- permission expired
- Record last updated
- 28 April 2020
- Operator or applicant
- UK Power Reserve
- Planning authority
- Gloucester
- Planning application reference
- 16/01044/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- NGPlot 6 Bristol Road Gloucester
- Council area (by location)
- Gloucester
- REPD reference
- 6930
Who decides
| Applications | Gloucester | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 19 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 1 (5%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 17 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 8.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sudmeadow Road, Hempsted | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 2.1 |
| Brookthorpe Solar Farm | solar farm | 8 | approved, not built | 2.4 |
| Registry Twyver House, Bruton Way | rooftop solar | 8.8 | application withdrawn | 3.1 |
| Linton Court Farm, Highnam | battery storage | 99.9 | approved, not built | 3.5 |
| Over Farm | solar farm | 9.9 | approved, not built | 3.6 |
| Two Mile Lane, Highnam Solar Farm | solar farm | 36 | application submitted | 4.7 |
| Highnam Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 4.9 |
| Maisemore Solar Farm | solar farm | 37 | approved, not built | 5.1 |
| Lassington Lane, Highnam Solar Farm | solar farm | 40 | application submitted | 5.2 |
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 (51.8421, -2.2652).