Culham Science Centre (250 MW battery storage)
Culham Science Centre is a 250 MW battery storage project in South Oxfordshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: abandoned; the record was last updated on 2 June 2020.
250 MWbattery storage
abandonedstatus in REPD
2 June 2020record last updated
South Oxfordshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 18 July 2016 | Application submitted |
| 15 November 2019 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 250 MW
- Status (REPD)
- abandoned
- Record last updated
- 2 June 2020
- Operator or applicant
- CESL UK Atomic Energy Authority
- Planning authority
- South Oxfordshire
- Planning application reference
- P16/S2368/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- UK A E A, Culham Science Centre, Abingdon
- Council area (by location)
- South Oxfordshire
- REPD reference
- 6903
Who decides
| Applications | South Oxfordshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 33 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 9 (27%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 23 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 5 of 10 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 21.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 4 | — |
UK: all UK planning authorities. Counted under these REPD planning authority names: Oxfordshire, South Oxfordshire.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land adjacent to Culham Science Centre | solar farm | 7 | abandoned | 0.6 |
| Culham Science Centre, Clifton Hampden | battery storage | 500 | approved, not built | 0.6 |
| Burcot Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.8 |
| Appleford | battery storage | 300 | approved, not built | 3.0 |
| Burcot Farm Battery Storage | battery storage | 49.9 | application withdrawn | 3.3 |
| Appleford Sidings, Sutton Courtenay | solar farm | 24 | application submitted | 3.9 |
| Nuneham Courtenay Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 4.4 |
| Wally Corner Landfill Site | solar farm | 7 | operational | 4.6 |
| Nuneham Courtenay Solar Farm & Battery Storage Facility | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 5.3 |
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 (51.6578, -1.2287).