Power plant · East Devon, England, United Kingdom
Wareham Road, Scouse Farm - Battery Storage
Wareham Road, Scouse Farm - Battery Storage is a cancelled power plant in East Devon, England, United Kingdom, with 50 MW of capacity, operated by Ylem Energy Limited.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | East Devon (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | West Of Wareham Road Scouse Farm Blackpool Corner, EX13 5UE | 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 | 17 Oct 2024 (reference 24/2067/MFUL, planning authority East Devon) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 11 Jun 2025 (refused, reference 24/2067/MFUL, planning authority East Devon) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Ylem Energy Limited | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 50 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 | 50.7870, -2.9293 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Wareham Road, Scouse Farm - Battery Storage is the 151st-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 326th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 50 MW is <0.1% of the 115,642 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 | 151st of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 326th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 1,794th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 216 grid connections (31 operating, 262 MW), 30 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 grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 0.1 km |
| Axminster Beechgrove Farm Hawkchurch 33KV PV grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 0.3 km |
| Axminster GSP | Substation | — | — | 0.5 km |
| Pound Road, Hawkchurch grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 0.9 km |
| Maiden Newton Primary | Substation | — | — | 25 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
- 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.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- 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.