Whitehouse Farm Energy Barn (40 MW battery storage)
Whitehouse Farm Energy Barn is a 40 MW battery storage project in Malvern Hills, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 29 November 2017, not yet built; the record was last updated on 30 June 2020.
40 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
30 June 2020record last updated
Malvern Hillscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 3 October 2017 | Application submitted |
| 29 November 2017 | Planning permission granted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 40 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 30 June 2020
- Operator or applicant
- Bluefield Solar Income Fund
- Planning authority
- Malvern Hills
- Planning application reference
- 17/01504/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Whitehouse Farm, Blakes Lane, Guarlford, Malvern,
- Council area (by location)
- Malvern Hills
- Time to decision
- 8 weeks
- REPD reference
- 7987
Who decides
| Applications | Malvern Hills | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 14 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (50%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 5 of 10 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 2 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 20.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chapel Hill Solar Arrays | solar farm | 49.9 | refused | 5.0 |
| Defford Aerodrome | solar farm | 49.9 | permission expired | 7.5 |
| Croome Airfield Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | operational | 7.6 |
| Glebe Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 32 | operational | 8.8 |
| Home Farm | solar farm | 25 | approved, not built | 8.9 |
| Lower Strensham, Bourne Road (Extension) | solar farm | 8 | operational | 8.9 |
| Home Farm | solar farm | 25 | approved, not built | 9.5 |
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 (52.1089, -2.261).