Melksham Substation East Storage (50 MW)
Melksham Substation East Storage is a 50 MW battery storage project in Wiltshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 7 November 2022; the record was last updated on 22 November 2022.
50 MWbattery storage
operationalstatus in REPD
22 November 2022record last updated
Wiltshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 10 May 2017 | Application submitted |
| 26 April 2019 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 January 2022 | Construction started |
| 7 November 2022 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 50 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 22 November 2022
- Operator or applicant
- Statera Energy / Melksham East Storage
- Planning authority
- Wiltshire
- Planning application reference
- 17/04110/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Land to the south of Melksham Substation Westlands Farm Westlands Lane Whitley Melksham
- Council area (by location)
- Wiltshire
- Time to decision
- 102 weeks
- REPD reference
- 6953
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wick Farm Melksham Substation | solar farm | 49.9 | under construction | 1.3 |
| Norrington Common Solar Farm | solar farm | 10 | operational | 2.1 |
| Leechpool Farm, Norrington Battery Storage | battery storage | 13 | permission expired | 2.2 |
| Roundponds Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 13.5 | operational | 2.2 |
| Brockleaze, Neston Park Estate | battery storage | 450 | application submitted | 2.4 |
| Norrington Gate Farm, Broughton Gifford | battery storage | 150 | approved, not built | 2.9 |
| Studley Farm Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.9 |
| Snarlton Farm | battery storage | 49.9 | abandoned | 4.4 |
| Manor Farm (Wiltshire) | solar farm | 6.3 | operational | 4.7 |
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 (51.3992, -2.1539).