Eden Project (5 MW battery storage)
Eden Project is a 5 MW battery storage project in Cornwall, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 10 April 2019, not yet built; the record was last updated on 26 May 2019. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 29 May 2022, 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 29 May 2022, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 10 April 2019 | Application submitted |
| 10 April 2019 | Planning permission granted |
| 29 May 2022 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 26 May 2019
- Operator or applicant
- Good Energy
- Planning authority
- Cornwall
- Planning application reference
- PA19/03137
- Address (REPD)
- Central Processing Unit The Ed, Bodelva Road, Bodelva, Par, Cornwall
- Council area (by location)
- Cornwall
- Time to decision
- 0 weeks
- REPD reference
- 7373
Who decides
| Applications | Cornwall | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 225 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 49 (22%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 31 of 159 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 15 of 39 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 27 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 16.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 23 / 20 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Menear Road Solar & Battery storage | solar farm | 17.5 | approved, not built | 1.7 |
| Menear Road Solar & Battery storage | battery storage | 5 | approved, not built | 1.7 |
| West Carclaze Solar Farm | solar farm | 6.5 | operational | 3.2 |
| Mount Stamper Road, Treverbyn | battery storage | 10 | approved, not built | 3.4 |
| Tredinnick Fields | solar farm | 5.8 | operational | 5.1 |
| Tregorrick Farm | solar farm | 6 | refused on appeal | 5.2 |
| Bodwen Solar Park | solar farm | 5.5 | operational | 6.1 |
| Rew Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 6.1 | operational | 7.3 |
| Ninnis Farm Solar | solar farm | 5 | operational | 8.2 |
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 (50.3621, -4.7409).