Bulls Copse Road, Marchwood Bypass (49.9 MW battery storage)
Bulls Copse Road, Marchwood Bypass is a 49.9 MW battery storage project in New Forest, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 20 February 2026, not yet built; the record was last updated on 31 March 2026.
49.9 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
31 March 2026record last updated
New Forestcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 10 July 2025 | Application submitted |
| 20 February 2026 | Planning permission granted |
| 20 February 2034 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 31 March 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Sky UK Development Limited
- Planning authority
- New Forest
- Planning application reference
- 25/10640
- Address (REPD)
- E/O Bulls Copse Road, Marchwood Bypass, Southampton
- Council area (by location)
- New Forest
- Time to decision
- 32 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Bulls Copse Road, Marchwood Bypass - Battery Energy Storage System
- REPD reference
- 19388
Who decides
| Applications | New Forest | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 26 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (27%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 6 of 22 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 4 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 11.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Durley Farm | solar farm | 6.7 | application withdrawn | 1.2 |
| Tavells Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 5.3 | operational | 1.3 |
| East Road, Marchwood | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 2.4 |
| Fletchwood Lane, Totton Solar Park | solar farm | 5.3 | refused | 3.4 |
| Thornlands Farm, Fletchwood Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 12 | refused | 3.6 |
| Station Road | battery storage | 49.5 | application withdrawn | 4.3 |
| Mill Lane, Nursling | battery storage | 20 | under construction | 4.7 |
| Station Road, Crescent Industrial Estate | battery storage | 62 | approved, not built | 4.9 |
| Upton Lane, Nursling | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 5.5 |
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 (50.9001, -1.4737).