Dunkeswell Airfield (6.5 MW battery storage)
Dunkeswell Airfield is a 6.5 MW battery storage project in East Devon, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 23 November 2021, not yet built; the record was last updated on 29 November 2021. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 23 November 2024, 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 23 November 2024, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 6 September 2021 | Application submitted |
| 23 November 2021 | Planning permission granted |
| 23 November 2024 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 6.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 29 November 2021
- Operator or applicant
- Conrad (Tiddlywink) Limited
- Planning authority
- East Devon
- Planning application reference
- 21/2169/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Dunkeswell Airfield, Dunkeswell Industrial Estate, Honiton
- Council area (by location)
- East Devon
- Time to decision
- 11 weeks
- REPD reference
- 7022
Who decides
| Applications | East Devon | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 55 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 17 (31%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 9 of 36 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 8 of 19 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 21.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 5 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broadpath Landfill | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 9.4 |
| Culmhead Solar Farm | solar farm | 7.5 | operational | 9.8 |
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 (50.8643, -3.2273).