Junction 27, Westleigh (400 MW battery storage)
Junction 27, Westleigh is a 400 MW battery storage project in Mid Devon, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 12 April 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 17 April 2024.
400 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
17 April 2024record last updated
Mid Devoncouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 12 September 2023 | Application submitted |
| 12 April 2024 | Planning permission granted |
| 12 April 2032 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 400 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 17 April 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Clearstone Energy
- Planning authority
- Mid Devon
- Planning application reference
- 23/01351/MFUL
- Address (REPD)
- North of A361, Junction 27 Westleigh
- Council area (by location)
- Mid Devon
- Time to decision
- 30 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Junction 27, Westleigh - Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 14935
Who decides
| Applications | Mid Devon | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 39 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 13 (33%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 11 of 34 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 4 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 13.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 8 / 5 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayshford Court Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 1.2 |
| Broadpath Landfill | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 3.1 |
| Wiseburrow Farm | solar farm | 6 | refused on appeal | 3.2 |
| Dean Hill Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 6.5 |
| Great Curham Farm | solar farm | 8 | refused | 7.0 |
| Stoneshill Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 7.5 |
| Tonedale Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 8.3 |
| Buckhayes Farm | solar farm | 6 | refused | 8.7 |
| Little Toms Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | under construction | 9.9 |
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 (50.9424, -3.3512).