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Battery storage planning in Braintree
Braintree has decided 8 battery storage schemes and approved 100% of them, taking a median of 3.9 months to decide. Consented capacity: 109 MW. 5 applications still awaiting a decision.
How Braintree compares
Against the 137 UK authorities with 5+ battery storage decisions, Braintree sits in the 73rd percentile for approval rate (8 points above the England average) and the 74th percentile for speed.
Decisions by year
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 Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.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)
| Scheme | MW | Status | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
Spinks Lane - Micro Energy Facility AMP Clean Energy · 26/00584/FUL | 0.2 | Application Submitted | 2026-03-17 |
Pods Brook Road - Battery Distribution AMP Clean Energy · 25/02695/FUL | 0.2 | Application Submitted | 2025-12-01 |
London Road, Great Notley - Micro Energy Storage AMP Clean Energy · 25/01100/FUL | 0.2 | Application Withdrawn | 2025-08-05 |
Verge By Ricksones School, Rickstones Road - Micro Energy Storage AMP Clean Energy · 25/01124/FUL · 2 mo to decide | 0.2 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-07-28 |
Enterprise Drive, Springwood Drive - Batter Energy Storage AMP Clean Energy · 25/01099/FUL · 1.9 mo to decide | 0.2 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-07-16 |
Kentish Farm 2 - Battery Energy Storage Push Energy · 25/01553/FUL | 22.5 | Application Submitted | 2025-07-10 |
Surmer Hall, Church Walk - Solar Farm & Battery Storage Boultbee Brooks (Renewables Rowley Hill) Limited · 23/02705/FUL · 13.1 mo to decide | 22 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-12-04 |
Sewage Pumping Station, Worlds End Lane - Battery Energy Storage AMP Clean Energy · 24/01932/FUL | 0.2 | Application Submitted | 2024-09-09 |
Braintree Road, Cressing - Battery Storage Pivot Power (EDF Renewables) · 22/02180/FUL · 12.5 mo to decide | 57 | Under Construction | 2023-09-01 |
Periwinkle Hall - Links Solar photovoltaic farm & Battery storage Low Carbon Limited · 21/01878/FUL · 6.5 mo to decide | — | Operational | 2021-12-23 |
Braintree Road Substation Pivot Power · 18/01927/FUL | 49.9 | Revised | 2018-10-25 |
Slamseys Energy Storage Gridserve Energy Storage · 17/01235/FUL · 2.3 mo to decide | 10 | Under Construction | 2017-09-15 |
Claredown Farm Zenobe (formerly Energy Reservoir 15) · 17/00583/FUL · 3.9 mo to decide | 20 | Operational | 2017-08-02 |
Kentishes West, Essex Push Energy · 16/01507/FUL | — | Planning Permission Expired | 2016-09-02 |
Does Braintree approve battery storage schemes?
Yes — of the 8 battery storage schemes Braintree has decided, 100% were approved (8 granted, 0 refused). The UK-wide rate for battery storage is 92%.
How long does a battery storage scheme application take in Braintree?
The median time from application to decision is 3.9 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 Braintree consented?
109 MW has been consented across 8 approved schemes. A further 5 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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