Foxs Lane (5 MW battery storage)
Foxs Lane is a 5 MW battery storage project in Forest of Dean, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application withdrawn on 7 July 2017; the record was last updated on 23 November 2018.
5 MWbattery storage
application withdrawnstatus in REPD
23 November 2018record last updated
Forest of Deancouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 15 May 2017 | Application submitted |
| 7 July 2017 | Application withdrawn |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application withdrawn
- Record last updated
- 23 November 2018
- Operator or applicant
- Camborne Energy Storage
- Planning authority
- Forest of Dean
- Planning application reference
- P0723/17/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Land Off Foxs Lane, Bixhead, Coleford
- Council area (by location)
- Forest of Dean
- REPD reference
- 6950
Who decides
| Applications | Forest of Dean | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 28 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 8 (29%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 7 of 26 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 14.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yorkley Solar Park | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.7 |
| Nibley Mill Farm | solar farm | 15.9 | refused | 8.5 |
| Locquiers Farm, Plump Hill Solar Farm | solar farm | 15.7 | approved, not built | 8.7 |
| Hurst Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 9.4 |
| Watts Group Factory Site | battery storage | 10 | abandoned | 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 (51.7953, -2.5921).