Yeowood Farm (49.9 MW battery storage)
Yeowood Farm is a 49.9 MW battery storage project in North Somerset, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 18 December 2024; the record was last updated on 13 January 2025.
49.9 MWbattery storage
refusedstatus in REPD
13 January 2025record last updated
North Somersetcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 August 2024 | Application submitted |
| 18 December 2024 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 13 January 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Fig Power Limited
- Planning authority
- North Somerset
- Planning application reference
- 24/P/1386/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Iwood Lane, Congresbury, Bristol
- Council area (by location)
- North Somerset
- Time to decision
- 20 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Yeowood Farm - Battery Energy Storage
- REPD reference
- 17023
Who decides
| Applications | North Somerset | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 49 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (14%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 38 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 0 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 5 of 10 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 14.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iwood Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 8 | operational | 0.3 |
| Brinsea Green Farm, Brinsea Lane | solar farm | 30 | approved, not built | 0.9 |
| Kitland Solar Farm | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 1.4 |
| The Strawberry Line, Brinsea Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 1.6 |
| Oldbridge, Congresbury Solar Farm | solar farm | 40 | application submitted | 2.1 |
| Congresbury Solar Farm | solar farm | 7.1 | operational | 2.8 |
| Yanel Farm, Churchill Green Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 3.8 |
| Station Road & Nye Road, Sandford | battery storage | 100 | application submitted | 4.2 |
| Land at New Orchard Farm | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 4.7 |
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 (51.3592, -2.7864).