Leechpool Farm, Norrington Battery Storage (13 MW)
Leechpool Farm, Norrington Battery Storage is a 13 MW battery storage project in Wiltshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: planning permission expired on 24 August 2021; the record was last updated on 3 August 2020.
13 MWbattery storage
permission expiredstatus in REPD
3 August 2020record last updated
Wiltshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 10 May 2018 | Application submitted |
| 24 August 2021 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 13 MW
- Status (REPD)
- permission expired
- Record last updated
- 3 August 2020
- Operator or applicant
- Ecotricity
- Planning authority
- Wiltshire
- Planning application reference
- 18/04039/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Leechpool Farm, Norrington Lane, Broughton Gifford, Melksham
- Council area (by location)
- Wiltshire
- REPD reference
- 7183
Who decides
| Applications | Wiltshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 140 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 18 (13%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 13 of 110 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 4 of 29 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 20.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 5 / 7 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roundponds Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 13.5 | operational | 0.2 |
| Norrington Common Solar Farm | solar farm | 10 | operational | 0.4 |
| Norrington Gate Farm, Broughton Gifford | battery storage | 150 | approved, not built | 0.7 |
| Studley Farm Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 1.7 |
| Melksham Substation East Storage | battery storage | 50 | operational | 2.2 |
| Wick Farm Melksham Substation | solar farm | 49.9 | under construction | 3.4 |
| Brockleaze, Neston Park Estate | battery storage | 450 | application submitted | 3.5 |
| Little Chalfield Solar Farm | solar farm | 12 | refused on appeal | 3.6 |
| Whaddon Lane, Hilperton | solar farm | 25 | approved, not built | 3.9 |
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 (51.3809, -2.166).