The Brickmakers Arms Battery (20 MW)
The Brickmakers Arms Battery is a 20 MW battery storage project in Bedford, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 22 December 2021, not yet built; the record was last updated on 5 January 2022. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 22 December 2024, so the project may not go ahead in this form. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 22 December 2024, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 2 February 2021 | Application submitted |
| 22 December 2021 | Planning permission granted |
| 22 December 2024 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 20 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 5 January 2022
- Operator or applicant
- FPC Industry & Enterprise 2 Limited
- Planning authority
- Bedford
- Planning application reference
- 21/00300/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- The Brickmakers Arms Ph Woburn Road, Kempston Hardwick Bedford
- Council area (by location)
- Bedford
- Time to decision
- 46 weeks
- REPD reference
- 9668
Who decides
| Applications | Bedford | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 50 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 17 (34%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 32 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 4 of 4 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 10 of 14 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 15.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Lane, Stewartby | solar farm | 30 | application submitted | 2.9 |
| Elstow Landfill Site | solar farm | 5.5 | under construction | 4.8 |
| Stone Lane Quarry, Woburn Road Solar Array Area | solar farm | 5.1 | application submitted | 4.8 |
| Snakes Meadow Solar Farm | solar farm | 45.5 | approved, not built | 5.9 |
| Brogborough Landfill, Lidlington Solar PV park | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 7.2 |
| Brogborough Landfill Site | wind farm | 5.4 | refused | 7.3 |
| Clapham Plateau Solar Farm | solar farm | 5.5 | approved, not built | 7.9 |
| Clapham solar farm | solar farm | 7.5 | operational | 9.1 |
| Thurleigh Road | battery storage | 69 | approved, not built | 9.2 |
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 (52.0966, -0.5107).