Taunton Substation (49.9 MW battery storage)
Taunton Substation is a 49.9 MW battery storage project in Somerset, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: planning permission expired on 26 November 2021; the record was last updated on 17 September 2020.
49.9 MWbattery storage
permission expiredstatus in REPD
17 September 2020record last updated
Somersetcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 13 September 2018 | Application submitted |
| 18 September 2018 | Planning permission granted |
| 26 November 2021 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- permission expired
- Record last updated
- 17 September 2020
- Operator or applicant
- Pivot Power
- Planning authority
- Somerset
- Planning application reference
- 05/18/0040
- Address (REPD)
- Taunton Substation, Upcott Road, Bishops Hull, Taunton, Somerset
- Council area (by location)
- Somerset
- Time to decision
- 1 weeks
- REPD reference
- 7153
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fideoak Mills | battery storage | 30 | operational | 0.2 |
| RITHERDENS FARM solar park | solar farm | 9.5 | refused | 0.5 |
| Hele Manor Farm, Bradford On Tone | battery storage | 20 | approved, not built | 0.7 |
| Montys Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 1.8 |
| The Village Of Halse | solar farm | 25 | approved, not built | 5.1 |
| Halse Farm | solar farm | 8.2 | operational | 5.5 |
| Lower Marsh Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.0 |
| Pixford Fruit Farm | solar farm | 5 | refused on appeal | 6.6 |
| Tonedale Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 7.8 |
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 (51.0181, -3.1544).