Smithyard Lane (15 MW battery storage)
Smithyard Lane is a 15 MW battery storage project in Somerset, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 15 February 2023, not yet built; the record was last updated on 9 March 2022. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 15 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 15 February 2026, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 23 February 2022 | Application submitted |
| 15 February 2023 | Planning permission granted |
| 15 February 2026 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 15 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 9 March 2022
- Operator or applicant
- Conrad Energy Limited
- Planning authority
- Somerset
- Planning application reference
- 3/39/22/007
- Address (REPD)
- adjacent to Gas Substation, Smithyard Lane, Williton
- Council area (by location)
- Somerset
- Time to decision
- 51 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Smithyard Lane - Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 10766
Who decides
| Applications | Somerset | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 185 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 46 (25%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 34 of 153 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 9 of 10 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 22 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 14.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 17 / 9 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Transmitting Station, Williton Solar Farm (Wyndham Estate) | solar farm | 25 | approved, not built | 0.8 |
| The Transmitting Station, Williton Battery Storage (Wyndham Estate) | battery storage | 20 | approved, not built | 0.8 |
| Higher Bye Farm | solar farm | 6.8 | operational | 1.3 |
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 (51.1681, -3.3429).