Fort Widley, Portsdown Hill Road (120 MW battery storage)
Fort Widley, Portsdown Hill Road is a 120 MW battery storage project in Portsmouth, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 31 July 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 19 September 2025.
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application submittedstatus in REPD
19 September 2025record last updated
Portsmouthcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 31 July 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 120 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 19 September 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Voltwise Power Holdings Limited
- Planning authority
- Portsmouth
- Planning application reference
- 25/00797/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Fort Widley, Portsdown Hill Road, Portsmouth
- Council area (by location)
- Portsmouth
- Name in REPD
- Fort Widley, Portsdown Hill Road - Battery Energy Storage System
- REPD reference
- 19510
Who decides
| Applications | Portsmouth | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 24 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (8%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 22 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 7.8 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwick Estate | solar farm | 48 | operational | 3.6 |
| Bedhampton Pumping Station, Meyrick Road | battery storage | 150 | application submitted | 5.9 |
| Lovedean, Denmead Solar farm & Battery storage | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 6.9 |
| Lovedean Substation | battery storage | 49.9 | application withdrawn | 7.6 |
| Lovedean Lane | battery storage | 50 | refused | 8.0 |
| Tanners Lane Battery Energy Storage Facility (Phase One) | battery storage | 40 | approved, not built | 9.2 |
| Newlands Farm Battery Storage Facility Phase 2 | battery storage | 40 | operational | 9.3 |
| Newlands Farm Solar | solar farm | 20.5 | operational | 9.7 |
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 (50.854, -1.0627).