Norrington Gate Farm, Broughton Gifford (150 MW battery storage)
Norrington Gate Farm, Broughton Gifford is a 150 MW battery storage project in Wiltshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 6 January 2023, not yet built; the record was last updated on 8 July 2022. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 6 January 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 6 January 2026, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 13 June 2022 | Application submitted |
| 6 January 2023 | Planning permission granted |
| 6 January 2026 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 150 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 8 July 2022
- Operator or applicant
- ADV 003 Limited
- Planning authority
- Wiltshire
- Planning application reference
- PL/2022/03914
- Address (REPD)
- Norrington Gate Farm, Norrington Gate, Broughton Gifford, Melksham
- Council area (by location)
- Wiltshire
- Time to decision
- 30 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Norrington Gate Farm, Broughton Gifford - Battery Energy Storage Facility
- REPD reference
- 11612
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leechpool Farm, Norrington Battery Storage | battery storage | 13 | permission expired | 0.7 |
| Roundponds Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 13.5 | operational | 0.8 |
| Norrington Common Solar Farm | solar farm | 10 | operational | 0.9 |
| Studley Farm Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 1.6 |
| Melksham Substation East Storage | battery storage | 50 | operational | 2.9 |
| Whaddon Lane, Hilperton | solar farm | 25 | approved, not built | 3.2 |
| Little Chalfield Solar Farm | solar farm | 12 | refused on appeal | 3.3 |
| Marsh Farm Hilperton | solar farm | 9.1 | operational | 3.8 |
| Brockleaze, Neston Park Estate | battery storage | 450 | application submitted | 4.0 |
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 (51.3756, -2.1711).