Land to the west of Clay Hill Pit / Larport Farm (20 MW battery storage)
Land to the west of Clay Hill Pit / Larport Farm is a 20 MW battery storage project in Herefordshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 January 2020; the record was last updated on 20 January 2020.
20 MWbattery storage
operationalstatus in REPD
20 January 2020record last updated
Herefordshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 23 August 2016 | Application submitted |
| 1 January 2019 | Construction started |
| 1 January 2020 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 20 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 20 January 2020
- Operator or applicant
- Anesco (formerly owned by Energy Reservoirs)
- Planning authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Planning application reference
- P162400/F
- Address (REPD)
- Land West of Clay Hill Pit Larport Farm Larport Lane Dormington
- Council area (by location)
- Herefordshire
- REPD reference
- 6911
Who decides
| Applications | Herefordshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 35 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 6 (17%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 6 of 27 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 0 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 7 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 13.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 4 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westhide Solar Farm | solar farm | 34.6 | abandoned | 1.4 |
| Larport, Clay Hill Pit Solar Photovoltaics & Battery storage | solar farm | 45 | operational | 1.4 |
| Frome Valley Solar Farm | solar farm | 20.6 | approved, not built | 5.2 |
| Perserverance Road | battery storage | 20 | approved, not built | 6.6 |
| Witches Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 9.7 |
| Lower Venn Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 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 (52.054, -2.622).