National Grid Axminster Substation (49.9 MW battery storage)
National Grid Axminster Substation is a 49.9 MW battery storage project in East Devon, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 7 September 2020, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 30 September 2020. 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 |
|---|---|
| 7 September 2020 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 30 September 2020
- Operator or applicant
- Harbour Energy
- Planning authority
- East Devon
- Planning application reference
- 20/1877/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- National Grid Axminster Substa, Pound Road, Hawkchurch, Axminster, Devon
- Council area (by location)
- East Devon
- REPD reference
- 8036
Who decides
| Applications | East Devon | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 55 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 17 (31%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 9 of 36 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 8 of 19 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 21.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 5 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stonebarrow Farm | solar farm | 8 | operational | <0.1 |
| Pound Road, Hawkchurch | battery storage | 120 | refused | 0.3 |
| Wareham Road, Scouse Farm | battery storage | 50 | refused | 0.5 |
| Pound Road, Hawkchurch | battery storage | 120 | refused | 1.0 |
| Stammery Hill | battery storage | 150 | refused | 1.5 |
| Newlands Farm, Crewkerne Road | battery storage | 80 | refused | 2.2 |
| Beavor - Photovoltaic Solar Arrays | solar farm | 18.9 | under construction | 2.2 |
| Newlands Farm (East Devon) | solar farm | 5 | operational | 2.4 |
| Axe View Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.8 |
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 (50.7858, -2.9246).