Feeder Road (20 MW battery storage)
Feeder Road is a 20 MW battery storage project in Bristol, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 May 2023; the record was last updated on 22 January 2024.
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operationalstatus in REPD
22 January 2024record last updated
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Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 3 October 2019 | Application submitted |
| 19 March 2020 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 January 2023 | Construction started |
| 1 May 2023 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 20 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 22 January 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Thrive Renewables
- Planning authority
- Bristol, City of
- Planning application reference
- 19/04841/F
- Address (REPD)
- Adjacent To St Philip's Marsh, Feeder Road, Land Off, Bristol, Avon
- Council area (by location)
- Bristol
- Time to decision
- 24 weeks
- REPD reference
- 7663
Who decides
| Applications | Bristol | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 32 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 0 (0%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 18 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 0 of 6 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 8 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 14.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Street Car Breakers | battery storage | 7.2 | approved, not built | 0.2 |
| Lockleaze Energy Storage | battery storage | 15 | operational | 4.2 |
| Partfield Farm | wind farm | 5.6 | application withdrawn | 4.9 |
| East Dundry Lane, Norton Hawkfield Solar Farm | solar farm | 15 | application submitted | 6.8 |
| East Dundry Lane, Norton Hawkfield | solar farm | 15 | application submitted | 7.5 |
| Haberfield Park Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | approved, not built | 8.0 |
| Gypsy Lane, Burnett Solar PV Arrays | solar farm | 24.5 | refused | 8.4 |
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 (51.4475, -2.5651).