JB Wheaton (8.8 MW battery storage)
JB Wheaton is an 8.8 MW battery storage project in Somerset, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 8 August 2016; the record was last updated on 8 August 2016.
8.8 MWbattery storage
operationalstatus in REPD
8 August 2016record last updated
Somersetcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 29 September 2014 | Application submitted |
| 8 July 2016 | Construction started |
| 8 August 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (co-located with re)
- Capacity
- 8.8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 8 August 2016
- Operator or applicant
- E.ON UK
- Planning authority
- Somerset
- Planning application reference
- not recorded
- Address (REPD)
- JB Wheaton, Chard Junction, Chard, Somerset
- Council area (by location)
- Somerset
- REPD reference
- 6897
Recorded together with Marshwood Farm (1.8 MW solar farm, operational).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coombe Farm | battery storage | 7.5 | permission expired | 0.1 |
| Axe View Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.7 |
| Gashay Lane | solar farm | 5 | refused | 4.6 |
| Pound Road, Hawkchurch | battery storage | 120 | refused | 5.3 |
| Pound Road, Hawkchurch | battery storage | 120 | refused | 6.0 |
| Wareham Road, Scouse Farm | battery storage | 50 | refused | 6.0 |
| National Grid Axminster Substation | battery storage | 49.9 | application submitted | 6.2 |
| Stonebarrow Farm | solar farm | 8 | operational | 6.2 |
| Stammery Hill | battery storage | 150 | refused | 7.0 |
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 (50.841, -2.9354).