Lower Larks Farm (99.9 MW battery storage)
Lower Larks Farm is a 99.9 MW battery storage project in South Gloucestershire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 14 April 2023, not yet built; the record was last updated on 15 June 2023. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 14 April 2026, so the project may not go ahead in this form. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 14 April 2026, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 20 July 2022 | Application submitted |
| 14 April 2023 | Planning permission granted |
| 14 April 2026 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 99.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 15 June 2023
- Operator or applicant
- IPP Cero Generation
- Planning authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Planning application reference
- P22/03743/F
- Address (REPD)
- Lower Larks Farm Larks Lane Iron Acton
- Council area (by location)
- South Gloucestershire
- Time to decision
- 38 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Lower Larks Farm - Battery storage
- REPD reference
- 14076
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larks Lane, Iron Acton | battery storage | 20 | application submitted | 0.2 |
| Larks Lane & Latteridge Lane, Latteridge | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 0.4 |
| Iron Acton Substation, Latteridge Lane | battery storage | 99 | approved, not built | 0.4 |
| Larks Green Solar Farm | solar farm | 70 | operational | 1.0 |
| Patch Elm Lane | battery storage | 35 | approved, not built | 1.1 |
| Green Farm | solar farm | 9.4 | refused on appeal | 1.3 |
| Alveston Wind Park | wind farm | 6.9 | operational | 1.4 |
| Earthcott Green Farm, Earthcott Green | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 2.1 |
| Old Green Farm, Alveston Battery Storage | battery storage | 10 | approved, not built | 2.1 |
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 (51.5691, -2.4808).