Winchester Battery Storage (19 MW)
Winchester Battery Storage is a 19 MW battery storage project in Winchester, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 May 2023; the record was last updated on 9 March 2026.
19 MWbattery storage
operationalstatus in REPD
9 March 2026record last updated
Winchestercouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 7 April 2017 | Application submitted |
| 23 June 2017 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 May 2023 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 19 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 9 March 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Conrad Energy
- Planning authority
- Winchester
- Planning application reference
- 17/01044/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Down Farm Port Lane Hursley
- Council area (by location)
- Winchester
- Time to decision
- 11 weeks
- REPD reference
- 20401
Who decides
| Applications | Winchester | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 37 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 4 (11%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 24 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 3 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 10 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 14.7 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 3 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silkstead Farm, Poles Lane | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.0 |
| South Lynch Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 20 | approved, not built | 3.2 |
| Home Farm, Hursley Park Road | solar farm | 5 | approved, not built | 3.4 |
| Field House Solar / Hursley Road | solar farm | 6.4 | operational | 3.6 |
| Stockbridge Road | battery storage | 10 | approved, not built | 5.0 |
| Churchers Common Solar Park | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 6.4 |
| Misslebrook Farm, Botley Road | battery storage | 60 | approved, not built | 8.2 |
| Three Maids Hill Solar Farm | solar farm | 25 | operational | 8.6 |
| Allington Lane Solar & Battery Farm | solar farm | 27 | approved, not built | 9.3 |
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 (51.0369, -1.3668).