Weston Lane (49.9 MW battery storage)
Weston Lane is a 49.9 MW battery storage project in Southampton, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 12 June 2025; the record was last updated on 25 July 2025.
49.9 MWbattery storage
refusedstatus in REPD
25 July 2025record last updated
Southamptoncouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 29 November 2023 | Application submitted |
| 12 June 2025 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 25 July 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Anglo Renewables Limited
- Planning authority
- Southampton
- Planning application reference
- 23/03055/FULLS
- Address (REPD)
- Land At Weston Lane Nursling
- Council area (by location)
- Southampton
- Time to decision
- 80 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Weston Lane - Battery Storage Facility
- REPD reference
- 14005
Who decides
| Applications | Southampton | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 16 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (12%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 14 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 7.8 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butts Field, Mill Lane | battery storage | 99 | approved, not built | 1.0 |
| Netley Landfill Solar | solar farm | 12 | operational | 1.7 |
| Hamble Lane Battery Energy Storage | battery storage | 6 | approved, not built | 2.6 |
| East Road, Marchwood | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 5.8 |
| Tavells Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 5.3 | operational | 7.2 |
| Chalcroft Solar Park | solar farm | 6.3 | operational | 7.2 |
| Bulls Copse Road, Marchwood Bypass | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 8.3 |
| Allington Lane Solar & Battery Farm | solar farm | 27 | approved, not built | 8.6 |
| Raglington Farm | solar farm | 5.8 | operational | 9.1 |
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 (50.8926, -1.3563).