Rectory Farm, Rectory Lane (30 MW battery storage)
Rectory Farm, Rectory Lane is a 30 MW battery storage project in Wychavon, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 20 February 2023, not yet built; the record was last updated on 25 July 2025. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 20 February 2026, 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 20 February 2026, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 16 November 2022 | Application submitted |
| 20 February 2023 | Planning permission granted |
| 20 February 2026 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 30 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 25 July 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Tag Energy
- Planning authority
- Wychavon
- Planning application reference
- W/22/02326/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Rectory Farm Rectory Lane Upton Warren
- Council area (by location)
- Wychavon
- Time to decision
- 14 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Rectory Farm, Rectory Lane - Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 11905
Who decides
| Applications | Wychavon | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 50 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 3 (6%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 34 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 2 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 14 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 20.5 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land at Rectory Farm | solar farm | 8.9 | application withdrawn | 0.4 |
| Rectory Farm | solar farm | 8.9 | refused on appeal | 0.7 |
| Foxwalks Farm, Grafton Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 1.5 |
| Foxwalks Solar Farm - Extension | solar farm | 13 | application submitted | 3.3 |
| Fibden Farm, Hampton Lovett | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 3.8 |
| Fibden Farm | solar farm | 40 | application submitted | 4.7 |
| Doverdale Solar Farm & Battery Storage | battery storage | 49.9 | operational | 7.2 |
| Doverdale Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | operational | 7.2 |
| Norchard Farm | solar farm | 8.8 | approved, not built | 8.5 |
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 (52.3088, -2.1024).