Fairholme, Minety (50 MW battery storage)
Fairholme, Minety is a 50 MW battery storage project in Wiltshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 31 May 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 8 July 2024.
50 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
8 July 2024record last updated
Wiltshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 14 July 2022 | Application submitted |
| 31 May 2024 | Planning permission granted |
| 31 May 2027 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 50 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 8 July 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Pelagic Energy
- Planning authority
- Wiltshire
- Planning application reference
- PL/2022/05412
- Address (REPD)
- Dog Trap Lane , Minety
- Council area (by location)
- Wiltshire
- Time to decision
- 98 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Fairholme, Minety - Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 11810
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dog Trap Lane, Minety Battery Energy Storage Systems PL/2022/00404 | 47.5 | 17 January 2022 | withdrawn 29 June 2022 |
Who decides
| Applications | Wiltshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 140 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 18 (13%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 13 of 110 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 4 of 29 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 20.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 5 / 7 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minety South | battery storage | 50 | operational | 1.2 |
| Minety North | battery storage | 50 | abandoned | 1.2 |
| Minety South 2 | battery storage | 50 | operational | 1.4 |
| National Grid Minety Substation | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 1.5 |
| Stonehill Energy Storage / Lower Minety | battery storage | 50 | operational | 1.9 |
| Stonehill Energy Storage / Upper Minety | battery storage | 50 | operational | 1.9 |
| Stonehill Energy Storage / Upper Minety | battery storage | 50 | operational | 1.9 |
| Stonehill Energy Storage | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 2.0 |
| Ravensroost Farm, Minety | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.2 |
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 (51.6104, -1.9783).