Power plant · South Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Iron Acton Substation, Latteridge Lane - Battery Energy Storage System
Iron Acton Substation, Latteridge Lane - Battery Energy Storage System is a permitted power plant in South Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, with 99 MW of capacity, operated by Balance Power Projects Limited.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | South Gloucestershire (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | West Of Iron Acton Substation Latteridge Lane Iron Acton, BS35 3TF | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Permitted (planning permission granted) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 16 Aug 2024 (permit P23/02405/F, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by South Gloucestershire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 21 Aug 2023 (ref. P23/02405/F, South Gloucestershire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 16 Aug 2024 (granted, ref. P23/02405/F, South Gloucestershire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Balance Power Projects Limited | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 99 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Battery | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.5685, -2.4834 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Iron Acton Substation, Latteridge Lane - Battery Energy Storage System is the 319th-largest of 2,174 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in England and the 526th-largest of 3,222 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 99 MW is <0.1% of the 300,661 MW of power plants planned, permitted or under construction we hold for the United Kingdom. It is not built yet, so it is ranked among the power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data, apart from the ones running today. Ranks and totals cover the ones that report their capacity.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 319th of 2,174 | 186,088 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 526th of 3,222 | 300,661 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 1,440th of 6,455 | 664,240 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 364 grid connections (68 operating, 876 MW), 47 substations and 2 transmission lines, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 8, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery storage 49.5 MW grid connection at Iron Acton 132Kv S Stn | Grid connection | — | — | 0.2 km |
| Battery storage 49.5 MW grid connection at Iron Acton 132Kv S Stn | Grid connection | — | — | 0.2 km |
| Land West of : grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 0.7 km |
| Alderton Primary | Substation | — | — | 18 km |
| Yatton Keynell Primary | Substation | — | — | 23 km |
| Tetbury Primary | Substation | — | — | 24 km |
| Hinkley Point C Connection | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 33 km |
| Hinkley Point C Connection Project Material Change | Transmission line | — | Planned | 35 km |
Operator and place
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- Outer Dowsing Offshore Wind Farm1,500 MW
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- Atlantic Array One - Bristol Channel Zone1,200 MW
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- Rugeley Power Plant Conversion1,000 MW
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Data on this page
- DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD). DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- NGED Connected Data portal. NGED Connected Data portal, Terms not verified.
- Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.
- SSEN Distribution. SSEN Distribution data portal, CC BY 4.0.