Westerleigh Hill, Westerleigh (200 MW battery storage)
Westerleigh Hill, Westerleigh is a 200 MW battery storage project in South Gloucestershire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 19 July 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 19 August 2024.
200 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
19 August 2024record last updated
South Gloucestershirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 29 March 2023 | Application submitted |
| 19 July 2024 | Planning permission granted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 200 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 19 August 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Immersa Limited
- Planning authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Planning application reference
- P23/01180/F
- Address (REPD)
- Land Off Westerleigh Hill Westerleigh
- Council area (by location)
- South Gloucestershire
- Time to decision
- 68 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Westerleigh Hill, Westerleigh - Battery Energy Storage Facility
- REPD reference
- 13607
Who decides
| Applications | South Gloucestershire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 79 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (9%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 59 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 4 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 16 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 11.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 3 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Codrington Road | solar farm | 18.8 | approved, not built | 1.8 |
| Mousewell Farm, Besom Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 22 | application submitted | 2.0 |
| Says Court Farm, Coalpit Heath | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 3.2 |
| Says Court Farm solar park | solar farm | 19.8 | operational | 3.2 |
| Ring O Bells Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.7 |
| Elm Farm solar farm and Battery storage | solar farm | 24 | refused | 5.3 |
| Partfield Farm | wind farm | 5.6 | application withdrawn | 5.8 |
| Perrinpit Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | under construction | 5.8 |
| Green Farm | solar farm | 9.4 | refused on appeal | 6.7 |
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 (51.5052, -2.443).