Wareham Road, Scouse Farm (50 MW battery storage)
Wareham Road, Scouse Farm is a 50 MW battery storage project in East Devon, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 11 June 2025; the record was last updated on 8 July 2025.
50 MWbattery storage
refusedstatus in REPD
8 July 2025record last updated
East Devoncouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 17 October 2024 | Application submitted |
| 11 June 2025 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 50 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 8 July 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Ylem Energy Limited
- Planning authority
- East Devon
- Planning application reference
- 24/2067/MFUL
- Address (REPD)
- West Of Wareham Road Scouse Farm Blackpool Corner
- Council area (by location)
- East Devon
- Time to decision
- 34 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Wareham Road, Scouse Farm - Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 17200
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wareham Road, Scouse Farm 23/2099/FUL | 50 | 13 October 2023 | withdrawn 26 January 2024 |
| Wareham Road, Scouse Farm 24/0276/FUL | 50 | 16 February 2024 | refused 23 May 2024 |
Who decides
| Applications | East Devon | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 55 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 17 (31%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 9 of 36 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 8 of 19 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 21.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 5 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stonebarrow Farm | solar farm | 8 | operational | 0.5 |
| National Grid Axminster Substation | battery storage | 49.9 | application submitted | 0.5 |
| Pound Road, Hawkchurch | battery storage | 120 | refused | 0.7 |
| Pound Road, Hawkchurch | battery storage | 120 | refused | 1.2 |
| Stammery Hill | battery storage | 150 | refused | 1.2 |
| Beavor - Photovoltaic Solar Arrays | solar farm | 18.9 | under construction | 1.8 |
| Newlands Farm, Crewkerne Road | battery storage | 80 | refused | 1.9 |
| Newlands Farm (East Devon) | solar farm | 5 | operational | 2.1 |
| Axe View Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.4 |
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 (50.7867, -2.9319).