North Tawton Primary Substation (30 MW battery storage)
North Tawton Primary Substation is a 30 MW battery storage project in West Devon, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 3 November 2021, not yet built; the record was last updated on 29 November 2021. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 3 November 2024, 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 3 November 2024, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 7 June 2021 | Application submitted |
| 3 November 2021 | Planning permission granted |
| 3 November 2024 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 30 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 29 November 2021
- Operator or applicant
- Balance Power Projects Limited
- Planning authority
- West Devon
- Planning application reference
- 2094/21/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- S/O North Tawton Primary Substation, North Tawton
- Council area (by location)
- West Devon
- Time to decision
- 21 weeks
- Name in REPD
- North Tawton Primary Substation - Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 9275
Who decides
| Applications | West Devon | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 18 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (39%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 12 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 3 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 19.2 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Tawton Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | refused | 0.6 |
| Land Adjacent to Taw Valley Creamery | solar farm | 22 | refused | 0.9 |
| Den Brook | wind farm | 18 | operational | 3.7 |
| Two Post Lane | solar farm | 12 | operational | 5.5 |
| Land at Martin Farm | solar farm | 5 | approved, not built | 9.0 |
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 (50.7968, -3.9123).