St Georges Cross Farm, Berkley Lane (60 MW battery storage)
St Georges Cross Farm, Berkley Lane is a 60 MW battery storage project in Somerset, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 17 April 2026; the record was last updated on 19 May 2026.
60 MWbattery storage
refusedstatus in REPD
19 May 2026record last updated
Somersetcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 30 April 2025 | Application submitted |
| 17 April 2026 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 60 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 19 May 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Integrum SPV 23101 Limited
- Planning authority
- Somerset
- Planning application reference
- 2025/0690/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- St Georges Cross Farm, Berkley Lane, Berkley, Frome
- Council area (by location)
- Somerset
- Time to decision
- 50 weeks
- Name in REPD
- St Georges Cross Farm, Berkley Lane - Battery Energy Storage
- REPD reference
- 18878
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lodge Hill, Berkley Solar Park | solar farm | 14.5 | approved, not built | 2.6 |
| Frome Power, Styles Close Energy Storage Facility | battery storage | 30 | application submitted | 2.7 |
| Bluebell Wood Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 4.1 |
| Selwood Solar Farm | solar farm | 6 | application withdrawn | 4.3 |
| Hoopers Pool, Southwick | solar farm | 30 | application submitted | 5.0 |
| Storridge Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 31 | approved, not built | 5.3 |
| Land at Poles Hole Farm | solar farm | 6.8 | operational | 5.8 |
| Little Sharpshaw Farm solar park | solar farm | 5.3 | refused | 6.6 |
| Court Farm (Frome) | solar farm | 6.8 | refused on appeal | 6.8 |
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 (51.2529, -2.29).