Tiddlywink Barn Battery Storage Power Plant (20 MW)
Tiddlywink Barn Battery Storage Power Plant is a 20 MW battery storage project in Wiltshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: abandoned; the record was last updated on 14 June 2022.
20 MWbattery storage
abandonedstatus in REPD
14 June 2022record last updated
Wiltshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 24 August 2021 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 20 MW
- Status (REPD)
- abandoned
- Record last updated
- 14 June 2022
- Operator or applicant
- Mcballester Limited
- Planning authority
- Wiltshire
- Planning application reference
- PL/2021/07610
- Address (REPD)
- The Barn south east of 8 Tiddlywink, South From Yatton Keynell To Crossroads, Yatton Keynell, Chippenham
- Council area (by location)
- Wiltshire
- REPD reference
- 9552
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tiddlywink Barn 17/10611/FUL | 5 | 9 November 2017 | refused 21 December 2017 |
| Tiddlywink Barn 19/06775/FUL | 10 | 15 July 2019 | withdrawn 10 September 2019 |
Who decides
| Applications | Wiltshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 140 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 18 (13%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 13 of 110 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 4 of 29 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 20.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 5 / 7 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar Farm at East of Battens Farm | solar farm | 10 | approved, not built | <0.1 |
| Battens Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 11 | operational | 1.4 |
| Castle Combe Circuit | solar farm | 12 | operational | 2.6 |
| Leigh Delamere Solar farm & Battery storage | solar farm | 49.9 | under construction | 3.3 |
| Red Barn Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 4.7 |
| Lake Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.8 |
| Hullavington Solar Park | solar farm | 7 | operational | 7.1 |
| Brockleaze, Neston Park Estate | battery storage | 450 | application submitted | 7.8 |
| Manor Farm (Wiltshire) | solar farm | 6.3 | operational | 8.3 |
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 (51.4809, -2.1855).