Park Farm (10 MW battery storage)
Park Farm is a 10 MW battery storage project in Wiltshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: planning permission expired on 3 May 2021; the record was last updated on 12 April 2021.
10 MWbattery storage
permission expiredstatus in REPD
12 April 2021record last updated
Wiltshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 9 March 2018 | Application submitted |
| 3 May 2018 | Planning permission granted |
| 3 May 2021 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 10 MW
- Status (REPD)
- permission expired
- Record last updated
- 12 April 2021
- Operator or applicant
- Eco-Economix
- Planning authority
- Wiltshire
- Planning application reference
- 18/00952/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Park Farm, Hook Street, Lydiard Tregoze, Swindon, Wiltshire
- Council area (by location)
- Wiltshire
- Time to decision
- 8 weeks
- REPD reference
- 7983
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wickfield Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 1.9 |
| Spittleborough Farm | solar farm | 12 | operational | 2.1 |
| Mannington Battery Storage Plant | battery storage | 49.9 | operational | 2.8 |
| Brindley Close (Extension) | battery storage | 6 | under construction | 3.4 |
| Rock Farm / Goldborough Farm (Rookwood) | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.4 |
| Mopes Lane, Purton Solar Farm | solar farm | 20 | approved, not built | 4.9 |
| Park Grounds Farm | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 5.0 |
| Bentham House Farm, Mopes Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 12 | approved, not built | 5.1 |
| Lower Basset Down Farm | solar farm | 10.5 | operational | 5.6 |
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 (51.5558, -1.8547).