Sudmeadow Road, Hempsted (50 MW battery storage)
Sudmeadow Road, Hempsted is a 50 MW battery storage project in Gloucester, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 21 November 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 2 January 2026.
50 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
2 January 2026record last updated
Gloucestercouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 October 2024 | Application submitted |
| 21 November 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 21 November 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 50 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 2 January 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Greenfield Energy Developments Limited
- Planning authority
- Gloucester
- Planning application reference
- 24/00732/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- N/O Sudmeadow Road, Hempsted, Gloucester
- Council area (by location)
- Gloucester
- Time to decision
- 59 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Sudmeadow Road, Hempsted - Battery Energy Storage System
- REPD reference
- 17343
Who decides
| Applications | Gloucester | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 19 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 1 (5%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 17 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 8.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registry Twyver House, Bruton Way | rooftop solar | 8.8 | application withdrawn | 1.5 |
| Over Farm | solar farm | 9.9 | approved, not built | 1.8 |
| Bristol Road | battery storage | 20 | permission expired | 2.1 |
| Linton Court Farm, Highnam | battery storage | 99.9 | approved, not built | 2.2 |
| Maisemore Solar Farm | solar farm | 37 | approved, not built | 3.2 |
| Two Mile Lane, Highnam Solar Farm | solar farm | 36 | application submitted | 3.7 |
| Highnam Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 3.7 |
| Lassington Lane, Highnam | battery storage | 10 | application submitted | 3.7 |
| Lassington Lane, Highnam Solar Farm | solar farm | 40 | application submitted | 3.7 |
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 (51.8609, -2.26).