Withy Place, Bramley Road (50 MW battery storage)
Withy Place, Bramley Road is a 50 MW battery storage project in Basingstoke and Deane, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 2 July 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 28 July 2025.
50 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
28 July 2025record last updated
Basingstoke and Deanecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 2 September 2024 | Application submitted |
| 2 July 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 2 July 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 50 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 28 July 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Root Power South Limited
- Planning authority
- Basingstoke and Deane
- Planning application reference
- 24/01913/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Withy Place Bramley Road Silchester
- Council area (by location)
- Basingstoke and Deane
- Time to decision
- 43 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Withy Place, Bramley Road - Battery Energy Storage
- REPD reference
- 17240
Who decides
| Applications | Basingstoke and Deane | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 30 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 8 (27%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 5 of 22 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 7 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 26.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 4 / 5 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bramley Frith Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 0.7 |
| Ash Lane, Little London | battery storage | 57 | approved, not built | 1.3 |
| Minchens Lane Battery Storage Facility | battery storage | 100 | operational | 1.5 |
| Frog Lane, Little London | battery storage | 115 | refused | 1.8 |
| Beaurepaire Farm | solar farm | 12 | refused | 3.9 |
| Bloomfield Hatch Farm Solar Farm & Battery | solar farm | 25.8 | approved, not built | 6.0 |
| Chineham Battery Energy Storage Facility | battery storage | 15 | application withdrawn | 6.2 |
| Manor Farm, Sherborne Solar Farm | solar farm | 28 | application submitted | 6.6 |
| Sulhamstead Solar Field - Stud Farm | solar farm | 5 | approved, not built | 7.0 |
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 (51.3448, -1.0712).