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Battery storage planning in Basildon

Basildon has decided 6 battery storage schemes and approved 83% of them, taking a median of 7.9 months to decide. Consented capacity: 115 MW. 6 applications still awaiting a decision.

83%
Approved
5 granted · 1 refused
7.9 mo
Median decision
UK 6 mo
115 MW
Consented
50 MW refused
0
Appeals
no appeals recorded

⚠️ Small caseload (6 decided). Percentages here move a lot with one more decision — read them as indicative, not as a reliable rate.

How Basildon compares

Against the 137 UK authorities with 5+ battery storage decisions, Basildon sits in the 17th percentile for approval rate (9 points below the England average) and the 26th percentile for speed.

Decisions by year

35Approved — 1 (2021)121Approved — 1 (2023)Refused — 1 (2023)223Approved — 1 (2024)124Approved — 1 (2025)125
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 Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.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 (14)

SchemeMWStatusDecided
Miles Gray Road, Steeple View - Micro Energy Storage
AMP Clean Energy · 26/00065/FULL
0.2Application Submitted2026-01-26
Burnt Mills Industrial Estate, Hovefields Avenue - Battery Energy Storage
AMP Clean Energy · 25/01630/FULL
0.2Application Submitted2025-12-15
Ambrose Close & Gloucester Park, Broadmayne - Energy Storage System
AMP Clean Energy · 25/00164/FULL
0.2Application Withdrawn2025-11-04
Whitmore Way - Micro Energy Storage Project
AMP Clean Energy · 25/00166/FULL
0.2Application Withdrawn2025-11-04
Rayleigh Spur Roundabout, Benfleet - Battery Energy Storage System
Renewable Energy Systems RES ltd (Beaufort) · 25/00898/FULL
150Application Submitted2025-07-02
Tesco Extra, Hazelmere - Battery Energy Storage
Tesco Plc · 25/00027/FULL · 2.3 mo to decide
0.25Awaiting Construction2025-04-10
Lower Dunton Road - Battery Energy Storage System
LJ Construction UK Limited · 24/01239/FULL
368Application Submitted2024-10-25
Barleylands Solar Farm
Enso Energy Limited · 23/01468/FULL · 10.3 mo to decide
Awaiting Construction2024-10-08
Southend Arterial Road - Battery Energy Storage
Enso Green Holdings Limited · 24/00142/FULL
Application Submitted2024-02-09
Whites Farm - Battery Storage
Anglo Renewables Limited · 22/01108/FULL · 11.2 mo to decide
49.9Application Refused2023-07-06
Nevendon Battery Storage Extension
Belectric Solar Limited · 23/00079/FULL · 3.6 mo to decide
5Operational2023-05-15
Barleylands Solar Farm
Enso Energy Limited · 22/00411/FULL · 11.6 mo to decide
Revised2023-03-23
Dollymans Storage
Statera Energy / Dollymans Storage · 21/00522/FUL · 5.4 mo to decide
99.98Operational2021-11-05
Nevendon
Belectric UK / Foresight
10Operational

Does Basildon approve battery storage schemes?

Yes — of the 6 battery storage schemes Basildon has decided, 83% were approved (5 granted, 1 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 Basildon?

The median time from application to decision is 7.9 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 Basildon consented?

115 MW has been consented across 5 approved schemes, with 50 MW refused. A further 6 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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