Kingston Road, Slimbridge (36 MW battery storage)
Kingston Road, Slimbridge is a 36 MW battery storage project in Stroud, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 17 July 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 16 August 2024.
36 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
16 August 2024record last updated
Stroudcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 4 September 2023 | Application submitted |
| 17 July 2024 | Planning permission granted |
| 17 July 2027 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 36 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 16 August 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Relay Slimbridge Limited
- Planning authority
- Stroud
- Planning application reference
- S.23/1593/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Land North East Of Kingston Road Slimbridge
- Council area (by location)
- Stroud
- Time to decision
- 45 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Kingston Road, Slimbridge - Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 14882
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston Road, Slimbridge S.22/1157/FUL | 36 | 13 June 2022 | replaced by a revised application |
Who decides
| Applications | Stroud | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 34 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 8 (24%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 25 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 3 of 4 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 17.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillhouse Farm | solar farm | 28.5 | operational | 1.5 |
| Awre Penisular Farmer's Community Solar Scheme | solar farm | 49.9 | refused | 5.0 |
| Solar Panels at Ne/O Poulton Court Farm | solar farm | 40 | application submitted | 5.2 |
| Berkeley Vale | wind farm | 16 | refused | 5.4 |
| Northington Lane | battery storage | 35 | approved, not built | 5.6 |
| Land At Actrees Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.5 |
| Land North of Actrees Solar Farm | battery storage | 49.9 | abandoned | 6.6 |
| Solar PV Panels & Battery Storage Facility | battery storage | 49.9 | application withdrawn | 6.9 |
| Solar PV Panels & Battery Storage Facility | solar farm | 49.9 | application withdrawn | 6.9 |
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 (51.7361, -2.3848).