Iron Acton Substation, Latteridge Lane (99 MW battery storage)
Iron Acton Substation, Latteridge Lane is a 99 MW battery storage project in South Gloucestershire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 16 August 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 6 September 2024.
99 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
6 September 2024record last updated
South Gloucestershirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 21 August 2023 | Application submitted |
| 16 August 2024 | Planning permission granted |
| 16 August 2027 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 99 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 6 September 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Balance Power Projects Limited
- Planning authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Planning application reference
- P23/02405/F
- Address (REPD)
- West Of Iron Acton Substation Latteridge Lane Iron Acton
- Council area (by location)
- South Gloucestershire
- Time to decision
- 52 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Iron Acton Substation, Latteridge Lane - Battery Energy Storage System
- REPD reference
- 14722
Who decides
| Applications | South Gloucestershire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 79 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (9%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 59 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 4 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 16 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 11.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 3 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larks Lane & Latteridge Lane, Latteridge | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 0.4 |
| Lower Larks Farm | battery storage | 99.9 | approved, not built | 0.4 |
| Larks Lane, Iron Acton | battery storage | 20 | application submitted | 0.6 |
| Green Farm | solar farm | 9.4 | refused on appeal | 1.1 |
| Alveston Wind Park | wind farm | 6.9 | operational | 1.1 |
| Larks Green Solar Farm | solar farm | 70 | operational | 1.3 |
| Patch Elm Lane | battery storage | 35 | approved, not built | 1.5 |
| Earthcott Green Farm, Earthcott Green | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 1.7 |
| Old Green Farm, Alveston Battery Storage | battery storage | 10 | approved, not built | 1.7 |
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 (51.568, -2.4861).