Wicken Bridleway, Church Road (400 MW battery storage)
Wicken Bridleway, Church Road is a 400 MW battery storage project in East Cambridgeshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 8 April 2026, not yet built; the record was last updated on 19 May 2026.
400 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
19 May 2026record last updated
East Cambridgeshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 25 March 2025 | Application submitted |
| 8 April 2026 | Planning permission granted |
| 8 April 2029 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 400 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 19 May 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Green Switch Capital Limited
- Planning authority
- East Cambridgeshire
- Planning application reference
- 25/00303/FUM
- Address (REPD)
- Field Btw Wicken Bridleway 38 And Soham Bridleway, 126 Church Road, Wicken, Ely
- Council area (by location)
- East Cambridgeshire
- Time to decision
- 54 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Wicken Bridleway, Church Road - Battery Energy Storage
- REPD reference
- 16410
Who decides
| Applications | East Cambridgeshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 30 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 1 (3%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 22 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 8 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 15.8 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stowbridge Farm - Extension (Phase 2) | solar farm | 10 | operational | 7.7 |
| Stowbridge Farm - Extension (Phase 1) | solar farm | 10 | operational | 8.0 |
| Stowbridge Farm | solar farm | 24 | operational | 8.4 |
| Triangle Solar Farm Park | solar farm | 12 | operational | 8.7 |
| Mingay Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 8.9 |
| North Angle Farm | solar farm | 29.4 | under construction | 9.3 |
| Chittering Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 9.5 |
| Chittering Solar Farm - extension 2 | solar farm | 9.6 | approved, not built | 9.7 |
| Bracks Farm | solar farm | 28 | operational | 9.7 |
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 (52.3995, 0.2623).