Queenslaine Farm, Highworth Road (66 MW battery storage)
Queenslaine Farm, Highworth Road is a 66 MW battery storage project in Swindon, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 12 September 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 26 January 2026.
66 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
26 January 2026record last updated
Swindoncouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 6 March 2025 | Application submitted |
| 12 September 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 12 September 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 66 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 26 January 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Elgin Energy
- Planning authority
- Swindon
- Planning application reference
- S/25/0250
- Address (REPD)
- E/O A361 Highworth Road, Queenslaine Farm, Highworth, Swindon
- Council area (by location)
- Swindon
- Time to decision
- 27 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Queenslaine Farm, Highworth Road - Battery Energy Storage System
- REPD reference
- 18424
Who decides
| Applications | Swindon | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 43 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 1 (2%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 35 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 7 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 10.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corner Copse Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | under construction | 1.1 |
| Catsbrain Farm | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 1.3 |
| Sevor Farm | solar farm | 9.3 | operational | 1.8 |
| Honda wind Farm | wind farm | 6.9 | refused | 1.9 |
| Stanton solar park | solar farm | 5 | operational | 2.0 |
| Roves Farm (Solar) | solar farm | 12.7 | operational | 2.5 |
| Westmill Wind Farm | wind farm | 6.5 | operational | 4.7 |
| Little Rose Lane, Blunsdon | solar farm | 15 | approved, not built | 5.0 |
| Pentylands Farm | solar farm | 19 | operational | 5.3 |
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 (51.6053, -1.7318).