Plymouth Stor Generation (20 MW battery storage)
Plymouth Stor Generation is a 20 MW battery storage project in Plymouth, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 26 March 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 8 April 2025.
20 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
8 April 2025record last updated
Plymouthcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 10 January 2025 | Application submitted |
| 26 March 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 26 March 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (co-located with fossil fuel plant)
- Capacity
- 20 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 8 April 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Pulse Clean Energy
- Planning authority
- Plymouth
- Planning application reference
- 24/01681/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Plymouth Stor Generation, Faraday Road, Plymouth
- Council area (by location)
- Plymouth
- Time to decision
- 11 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Plymouth Stor Generation - Battery storage
- REPD reference
- 17928
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plymouth Stor Generation 21/00757/FUL | 20 | 23 April 2021 | replaced by a revised application |
Who decides
| Applications | Plymouth | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 26 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 0 (0%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 23 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 7.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelson Meadow Solar Farm | solar farm | 13 | approved, not built | 1.5 |
| Balls Wood Solar Farm | solar farm | 8.7 | operational | 5.7 |
| Newnham Estate | solar farm | 14 | operational | 7.4 |
| Newton Downs Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 7.4 |
| Langage Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 7.7 |
| Trevol Business Park | battery storage | 10 | approved, not built | 8.1 |
| Warleigh Barton Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 8.2 |
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 (50.3678, -4.1125).