Indian Queens Sub station, Carne Hill (50 MW battery storage)
Indian Queens Sub station, Carne Hill is a 50 MW battery storage project in Cornwall, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 22 December 2023, not yet built; the record was last updated on 8 January 2024.
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approved, not builtstatus in REPD
8 January 2024record last updated
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Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 11 July 2023 | Application submitted |
| 22 December 2023 | Planning permission granted |
| 22 December 2026 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 50 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 8 January 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Renewable Connections Development Limited
- Planning authority
- Cornwall
- Planning application reference
- PA23/04504
- Address (REPD)
- Indian Queens Sub-station, B3279 From Gaverigan To Carne Hill, St Dennis, St Austell
- Council area (by location)
- Cornwall
- Time to decision
- 23 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Indian Queens Sub station, Carne Hill - Battery Energy Storage
- REPD reference
- 14461
Who decides
| Applications | Cornwall | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 225 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 49 (22%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 31 of 159 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 15 of 39 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 27 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 16.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 23 / 20 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Queens National Grid Substation, Domelick Hill | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 0.3 |
| Indian Queens Sub-Station | battery storage | 47.5 | approved, not built | 0.5 |
| Burthy Row Farm, Trefullock Moor Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 3.3 |
| St Columb Major Solar Farm | solar farm | 7 | operational | 3.8 |
| Land at Gilley's Mill Dam | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.8 |
| Kernick Mica Dam Solar Farm | solar farm | 12 | operational | 4.5 |
| Burthy Farm | solar farm | 10 | operational | 5.0 |
| Scarcewater Tip | wind farm | 6.9 | refused on appeal | 5.0 |
| Carloggas Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 8.3 | operational | 5.0 |
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 (50.3941, -4.8993).