Gammaton Barton Farm, Alverdiscott (100 MW battery storage)
Gammaton Barton Farm, Alverdiscott is a 100 MW battery storage project in Torridge, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 17 July 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 31 March 2026.
100 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
31 March 2026record last updated
Torridgecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 26 March 2025 | Application submitted |
| 17 July 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 17 July 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 100 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 31 March 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Torridge District Council
- Planning authority
- Torridge
- Planning application reference
- 1/0268/2025/FULM
- Address (REPD)
- Gammaton Barton Farm, Bideford
- Council area (by location)
- Torridge
- Time to decision
- 16 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Gammaton Barton Farm, Alverdiscott - Battery Energy Storage
- REPD reference
- 18361
Who decides
| Applications | Torridge | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 45 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 12 (27%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 31 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 6 of 8 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 6 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 24.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 3 / 7 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Webbery Farm, The Water | battery storage | 99.4 | application submitted | 0.7 |
| Gammaton Moor Solar farm | solar farm | 32 | operational | 1.3 |
| North Devon Wind Farm | wind farm | 7.5 | refused | 2.2 |
| Bulworthy Farm, Stoney Cross | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 2.4 |
| Litchardon Cross Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | operational | 4.9 |
| Horsacott Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 6.4 | operational | 7.1 |
| Perrigo, Exeter Road | solar farm | 5.9 | approved, not built | 9.9 |
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 (51.0084, -4.1591).