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Battery storage planning in Ashford

Ashford has decided 7 battery storage schemes and approved 71% of them, taking a median of 4.5 months to decide. Consented capacity: 58 MW. 3 applications still awaiting a decision.

71%
Approved
5 granted · 2 refused
4.5 mo
Median decision
UK 6 mo
58 MW
Consented
300 MW refused
0
Appeals
no appeals recorded

⚠️ Small caseload (7 decided). Percentages here move a lot with one more decision — read them as indicative, not as a reliable rate.

How Ashford compares

Against the 137 UK authorities with 5+ battery storage decisions, Ashford sits in the 5th percentile for approval rate (21 points below the England average) and the 68th percentile for speed.

Decisions by year

35Approved — 1 (2023)123Approved — 4 (2025)Refused — 1 (2025)525Refused — 1 (2026)126
Approved Refused

Battery storage decisions by the year the decision was issued (Renewable Energy Planning Database). Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.

Every recorded scheme (11)

SchemeMWStatusDecided
Loudon Way, Repton Park South - Battery Energy Storage Facility
Amp Clean Energy · PA/2025/2065 · 1.8 mo to decide
0.2Application Refused2026-02-13
Singleton Hill, Singleton - Micro Energy Storage Facility
AMP Clean Energy · PA/2025/2208
0.2Application Withdrawn2026-01-22
Hornbeam Close - Micro Energy Storage
AMP Clean Energy · PA/2025/2127
0.2Application Submitted2025-11-17
Cobbs Wood Industrial Estate, Chart Road - Battery Energy Storage
AMP Clean Energy · PA/2025/2126
0.2Application Submitted2025-11-17
Forty Acre Wood, The Street - Battery Energy Storage System
Greenfield Energy Developments Limited · PA/2025/1331 · 3 mo to decide
300Application Refused2025-10-27
Sandyhurst Lane, Boughton Aluph - Energy Storage Facility
AMP Clean Energy · PA/2024/2093 · 8.4 mo to decide
0.2Awaiting Construction2025-07-23
Church Road, Sevington - Energy Storage Facility
AMP Clean Energy · PA/2024/1999 · 4.5 mo to decide
0.2Awaiting Construction2025-03-18
Stanhope Road, Kingsnorth - Micro Energy Storage Facility
AMP Clean Energy · PA/2024/1998 · 4.5 mo to decide
0.2Awaiting Construction2025-03-13
Ashford Road, Kingsnorth - Energy Storage Facility
AMP Clean Energy · PA/2024/2022 · 2.8 mo to decide
0.2Awaiting Construction2025-01-30
Stanhope Road, Kingsnorth - Micro Energy Storage Facility
AMP Clean Energy · PA/2024/1998
0.2Application Submitted2024-10-28
Sellindge Substation, Church Lane - Battery Storage
Pivoted Power Llp · PA/2022/2544 · 10.2 mo to decide
57Awaiting Construction2023-08-04

Does Ashford approve battery storage schemes?

Yes — of the 7 battery storage schemes Ashford has decided, 71% were approved (5 granted, 2 refused). The UK-wide rate for battery storage is 92%. Note this is a small caseload, so treat the percentage as indicative rather than statistically robust.

How long does a battery storage scheme application take in Ashford?

The median time from application to decision is 4.5 months, against a UK median of 6 months for battery storage. That is measured between the submission and decision dates recorded in REPD, so it reflects the whole determination period including any extensions.

How much battery storage capacity has Ashford consented?

58 MW has been consented across 5 approved schemes, with 300 MW refused. A further 3 applications awaits a decision.

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Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Open Government Licence v3.0 — 2026 Q1 extract. Approval rate is over decided applications only (approved ÷ approved+refused); withdrawn and undecided schemes are excluded. A permission later expired still counts as approved because consent was granted. REPD covers schemes of roughly 150 kW and above, is published quarterly, and does not record refusal reasons — so nothing here explains why a scheme was refused. Screening context for site selection, not planning advice.

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