Higher Bagmore Farm, Ebford Lane -Battery Energy Storage System (50 MW)
Higher Bagmore Farm, Ebford Lane -Battery Energy Storage System is a 50 MW battery storage project in East Devon, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 8 July 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 1 September 2025.
50 MWbattery storage
application submittedstatus in REPD
1 September 2025record last updated
East Devoncouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 8 July 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 50 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 1 September 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Enviromena
- Planning authority
- East Devon
- Planning application reference
- 25/1338/MFUL
- Address (REPD)
- Higher Bagmore Farm, Ebford Lane, Woodbury, Exeter
- Council area (by location)
- East Devon
- REPD reference
- 19391
Who decides
| Applications | East Devon | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 55 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 17 (31%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 9 of 36 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 8 of 19 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 21.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 5 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coombe Farm | solar farm | 8 | operational | 2.8 |
| Orchard Park | solar farm | 5.1 | refused on appeal | 2.9 |
| Blackhill Quarry, Woodbury | battery storage | 60 | approved, not built | 3.4 |
| Veiges Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 4.7 |
| Higher Hawkerland Farm, Sidmouth Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 18 | approved, not built | 5.2 |
| Ford Oaks Solar & Green Infrastructure Facility | solar farm | 30 | under construction | 7.3 |
| Great Houndbeare Farm | solar farm | 10 | operational | 7.7 |
| Rockbeare Hill | solar farm | 15 | approved, not built | 8.3 |
| Kerswell Barton Farm, Broadclyst | solar farm | 16.2 | approved, not built | 8.5 |
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 (50.6777, -3.4175).