Stoneworthy (49.9 MW battery storage)
Stoneworthy is a 49.9 MW battery storage project in Torridge, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 3 July 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 25 July 2025.
49.9 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
25 July 2025record last updated
Torridgecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 3 June 2024 | Application submitted |
| 20 September 2024 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 23 December 2024 | Appeal lodged |
| 3 July 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 3 July 2025 | Appeal allowed |
| 3 July 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 25 July 2025
- Operator or applicant
- RES Limited
- Planning authority
- Torridge
- Planning application reference
- 1/0514/2024/FULM
- Appeal reference
- APP/W1145/W/24/3358116
- Address (REPD)
- Near Lower Hopworthy, Pyworthy
- Council area (by location)
- Torridge
- Time to decision
- 56 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Stoneworthy - Battery Energy Storage System
- REPD reference
- 16561
Who decides
| Applications | Torridge | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 45 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 12 (27%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 31 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 6 of 8 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 6 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 24.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 3 / 7 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRINACOTT SOLAR FARM (Pyworthy) | solar farm | 6.7 | operational | 0.5 |
| Solar Farm at Land At Monks Farm And Trelana Pyworthy Holsworthy | solar farm | 42 | operational | 1.6 |
| Derriton Fields Solar Farm | solar farm | 11.8 | operational | 2.3 |
| Land At Woodlands Farm | solar farm | 8 | refused | 2.5 |
| Land At Southland Farm (NOR) | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 2.5 |
| Pinkworthy Farm, Pyworthy | battery storage | 25 | approved, not built | 2.9 |
| Bradford Solar Park | solar farm | 5.3 | operational | 3.4 |
| Pitworthy Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 15.6 | operational | 3.7 |
| Northmoor | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.1 |
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 (50.7943, -4.398).