Larks Lane, Iron Acton (20 MW battery storage)
Larks Lane, Iron Acton is a 20 MW battery storage project in South Gloucestershire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 31 May 2023, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 16 June 2023. The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. 32% of applications still shown as pending in REPD were submitted more than two years ago, and only 37% of pending records were updated in the last 12 months, so some of them may already have been decided.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 31 May 2023 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 20 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 16 June 2023
- Operator or applicant
- HD000ACT Limited
- Planning authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Planning application reference
- P23/01616/F
- Address (REPD)
- E/O Larks Lane, E/O Larks Lane, Bristol
- Council area (by location)
- South Gloucestershire
- Name in REPD
- Larks Lane, Iron Acton - Battery Storage Facility
- REPD reference
- 14091
Who decides
| Applications | South Gloucestershire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 79 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (9%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 59 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 4 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 16 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 11.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 3 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Larks Farm | battery storage | 99.9 | approved, not built | 0.2 |
| Larks Lane & Latteridge Lane, Latteridge | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 0.5 |
| Iron Acton Substation, Latteridge Lane | battery storage | 99 | approved, not built | 0.6 |
| Larks Green Solar Farm | solar farm | 70 | operational | 0.9 |
| Patch Elm Lane | battery storage | 35 | approved, not built | 0.9 |
| Green Farm | solar farm | 9.4 | refused on appeal | 1.4 |
| Alveston Wind Park | wind farm | 6.9 | operational | 1.5 |
| Earthcott Green Farm, Earthcott Green | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 2.3 |
| Old Green Farm, Alveston Battery Storage | battery storage | 10 | approved, not built | 2.3 |
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 (51.5699, -2.4779).