Pound Road, Hawkchurch (120 MW battery storage, 2023 application)
Pound Road, Hawkchurch is a 120 MW battery storage project in East Devon, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 24 August 2023; the record was last updated on 30 August 2023.
120 MWbattery storage
refusedstatus in REPD
30 August 2023record last updated
East Devoncouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 25 May 2023 | Application submitted |
| 24 August 2023 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 120 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 30 August 2023
- Operator or applicant
- Enso Energy Limited
- Planning authority
- East Devon
- Planning application reference
- 23/1124/MFUL
- Address (REPD)
- Pound Road Bess, Ne/O Axminster National Grid Substation, Pound Road
- Council area (by location)
- East Devon
- Time to decision
- 13 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Pound Road, Hawkchurch - Battery Energy Storage System
- REPD reference
- 14016
Who decides
| Applications | East Devon | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 55 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 17 (31%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 9 of 36 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 8 of 19 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 21.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 5 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pound Road, Hawkchurch | battery storage | 120 | refused | 0.7 |
| National Grid Axminster Substation | battery storage | 49.9 | application submitted | 1.0 |
| Stonebarrow Farm | solar farm | 8 | operational | 1.0 |
| Wareham Road, Scouse Farm | battery storage | 50 | refused | 1.2 |
| Stammery Hill | battery storage | 150 | refused | 2.3 |
| Gashay Lane | solar farm | 5 | refused | 2.9 |
| Beavor - Photovoltaic Solar Arrays | solar farm | 18.9 | under construction | 3.0 |
| Newlands Farm, Crewkerne Road | battery storage | 80 | refused | 3.0 |
| Newlands Farm (East Devon) | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.2 |
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 (50.7943, -2.9205).