Hele Manor Farm, Bradford On Tone (20 MW battery storage)
Hele Manor Farm, Bradford On Tone is a 20 MW battery storage project in Somerset, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 13 April 2023, not yet built; the record was last updated on 19 June 2023. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 13 April 2026, so the project may not go ahead in this form. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 13 April 2026, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 7 September 2022 | Application submitted |
| 13 April 2023 | Planning permission granted |
| 13 April 2026 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 20 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 19 June 2023
- Operator or applicant
- STOR 107 Limited
- Planning authority
- Somerset
- Planning application reference
- 07/22/0013
- Address (REPD)
- Hele Manor Farm, Hele Road, Bradford on Tone
- Council area (by location)
- Somerset
- Time to decision
- 31 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Hele Manor Farm, Bradford On Tone - Battery Storage System
- REPD reference
- 12174
Who decides
| Applications | Somerset | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 185 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 46 (25%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 34 of 153 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 9 of 10 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 22 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 14.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 17 / 9 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RITHERDENS FARM solar park | solar farm | 9.5 | refused | 0.4 |
| Taunton Substation | battery storage | 49.9 | permission expired | 0.7 |
| Fideoak Mills | battery storage | 30 | operational | 0.8 |
| Montys Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 2.0 |
| The Village Of Halse | solar farm | 25 | approved, not built | 5.3 |
| Halse Farm | solar farm | 8.2 | operational | 5.5 |
| Lower Marsh Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.7 |
| Pixford Fruit Farm | solar farm | 5 | refused on appeal | 6.7 |
| Tonedale Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 7.1 |
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 (51.014, -3.1619).