Patch Elm Lane (35 MW battery storage)
Patch Elm Lane is a 35 MW battery storage project in South Gloucestershire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 18 March 2022, not yet built; the record was last updated on 30 March 2022. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 18 March 2025, 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 18 March 2025, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 19 November 2021 | Application submitted |
| 18 March 2022 | Planning permission granted |
| 18 March 2025 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 35 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 30 March 2022
- Operator or applicant
- Green Frog Ventures Limited
- Planning authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Planning application reference
- P21/07489/F
- Address (REPD)
- Patch Elm Lane Rangeworthy
- Council area (by location)
- South Gloucestershire
- Time to decision
- 17 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Patch Elm Lane - Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 11415
Who decides
| Applications | South Gloucestershire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 79 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (9%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 59 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 4 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 16 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 11.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 3 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larks Lane, Iron Acton | battery storage | 20 | application submitted | 0.9 |
| Lower Larks Farm | battery storage | 99.9 | approved, not built | 1.1 |
| Larks Lane & Latteridge Lane, Latteridge | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 1.2 |
| Larks Green Solar Farm | solar farm | 70 | operational | 1.3 |
| Iron Acton Substation, Latteridge Lane | battery storage | 99 | approved, not built | 1.5 |
| Green Farm | solar farm | 9.4 | refused on appeal | 2.0 |
| Alveston Wind Park | wind farm | 6.9 | operational | 2.5 |
| Elm Farm solar farm and Battery storage | solar farm | 24 | refused | 2.5 |
| Old Green Farm, Alveston Battery Storage | battery storage | 10 | approved, not built | 3.1 |
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 (51.5694, -2.4647).