Snarlton Farm (49.9 MW battery storage)
Snarlton Farm is a 49.9 MW battery storage project in Wiltshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: abandoned; the record was last updated on 22 January 2020.
49.9 MWbattery storage
abandonedstatus in REPD
22 January 2020record last updated
Wiltshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 22 March 2019 | Application submitted |
| 16 May 2022 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- abandoned
- Record last updated
- 22 January 2020
- Operator or applicant
- Immersa
- Planning authority
- Wiltshire
- Planning application reference
- 19/02437/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Land at Snarlton Farm, Praters Lane Bridleway, Melksham, Wiltshire
- Council area (by location)
- Wiltshire
- REPD reference
- 7380
Who decides
| Applications | Wiltshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 140 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 18 (13%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 13 of 110 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 4 of 29 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 20.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 5 / 7 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snarlton Farm (Melksham solar farm) | solar farm | 49.6 | operational | 0.9 |
| Wick Farm Melksham Substation | solar farm | 49.9 | under construction | 4.1 |
| Roundponds Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 13.5 | operational | 4.3 |
| Melksham Substation East Storage | battery storage | 50 | operational | 4.4 |
| Leechpool Farm, Norrington Battery Storage | battery storage | 13 | permission expired | 4.6 |
| Norrington Common Solar Farm | solar farm | 10 | operational | 4.9 |
| Norrington Gate Farm, Broughton Gifford | battery storage | 150 | approved, not built | 4.9 |
| Studley Farm Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 6.2 |
| Solar Farm at Townsend Farm | solar farm | 13.5 | approved, not built | 6.3 |
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 (51.3778, -2.1005).