Power plant · East Devon, England, United Kingdom
Pound Road, Hawkchurch - Battery Energy Storage
Pound Road, Hawkchurch - Battery Energy Storage is a cancelled battery storage plant in East Devon, England, United Kingdom, with 120 MW of capacity, operated by Enso Green Holdings B Limited.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | East Devon (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Pound Road, Ne/O Axminster National Grid Substation Pound Road, Hawkchurch, Axminster, EX13 5XN | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (planning permission refused) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 5 Oct 2022 (reference 22/2216/MFUL, planning authority East Devon) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 16 Feb 2024 (refused, reference 22/2216/MFUL, planning authority East Devon) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Enso Green Holdings B Limited (applicant) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 120 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Battery (stand-alone storage) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 50.7882, -2.9197 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the operator.
Request researchLatest events
Dated events about this power plant from official notices and registers, newest first. All recent changes.
- Permit refused (planning authority East Devon, reference 22/2216/MFUL)
- Permit applied for (planning authority East Devon, reference 22/2216/MFUL)
How it compares
Pound Road, Hawkchurch - Battery Energy Storage is the 129th-largest of 4,035 power plants in England and the 197th-largest of 5,834 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 120 MW is <0.1% of the 200,500 MW we hold for the United Kingdom. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 129th of 4,035 | 134,434 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 197th of 5,834 | 200,500 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 2,314th of 15,800 | 1,923,633 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 53 grid connections (33 operating, 242 MW), 31 substations and 1 data center, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 7, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Axminster GSP | Substation | — | — | 0.2 km |
| Newlands Power Plant grid connection | Grid connection | 52.5 MW | Planned | 2.6 km |
| Pipplepen Farm Solar PV grid connection | Grid connection | 32.6 MW | Planned | 14 km |
| Rampisham Down PV grid connection | Grid connection | 11.4 MW | Operating | 20 km |
| Maiden Newton Primary | Substation | — | — | 24 km |
| Larkhill Primary | Substation | — | — | 26 km |
| Tata Communications Highbridge Datacentre | Data center | — | — | 49 km |
Operator and place
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Data on this page
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