Kings Weston Lane (20 MW battery storage)
Kings Weston Lane is a 20 MW battery storage project in Bristol, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 16 March 2026, not yet built; the record was last updated on 1 May 2026.
20 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
1 May 2026record last updated
Bristolcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 20 November 2024 | Application submitted |
| 16 March 2026 | Planning permission granted |
| 16 March 2029 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 20 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 1 May 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Fig Power
- Planning authority
- Bristol, City of
- Planning application reference
- 24/04429/F
- Address (REPD)
- Kings Weston Lane, Avonmouth, Bristol
- Council area (by location)
- Bristol
- Time to decision
- 69 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Kings Weston Lane - Battery Energy Storage System
- REPD reference
- 17691
Who decides
| Applications | Bristol | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 32 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 0 (0%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 18 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 0 of 6 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 8 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 14.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avonmouth Wind Power | wind farm | 8.2 | operational | 0.4 |
| Severn Road | battery storage | 32 | operational | 1.0 |
| Severn Road, Hallen | battery storage | 70 | approved, not built | 1.7 |
| Unnamed battery storage (REPD 6907) | battery storage | 20 | abandoned | 2.0 |
| Avonmouth Port - extension | wind farm | 9 | operational | 2.2 |
| Avonmouth Port | wind farm | 6 | operational | 2.2 |
| Avonmouth Port II | wind farm | 5 | operational | 2.6 |
| Central Park Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 7 | application submitted | 3.5 |
| Etex Building Performance, Redland Avenue | rooftop solar | 5.9 | approved, not built | 3.8 |
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 (51.5151, -2.6738).