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Battery storage planning in Broadland

Broadland has decided 3 battery storage schemes and approved 67% of them, taking a median of 6.5 months to decide. 1 application still awaiting a decision.

67%
Approved
2 granted · 1 refused
6.5 mo
Median decision
UK 6 mo
0 MW
Consented
10 MW refused
0
Appeals
no appeals recorded

⚠️ Small caseload (3 decided). Percentages here move a lot with one more decision — read them as indicative, not as a reliable rate.

How Broadland compares

Against the 137 UK authorities with 5+ battery storage decisions, Broadland sits in the 4th percentile for approval rate (25 points below the England average) and the 40th percentile for speed.

Decisions by year

35Approved — 1 (2022)122Approved — 1 (2023)123Refused — 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 Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.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 (4)

SchemeMWStatusDecided
Warren Wood Energy Park - Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage
Exagen Development Limited · 2025/1531 · 6.5 mo to decide
10Application Refused2025-12-05
Burtt Way, Great Plumstead - Solar Battery Storage
Delta Fire Limited · 2023/3044 · 2 mo to decide
0.3Awaiting Construction2023-12-05
Docking Farm Solar
Metka EGN Projects Limited · 20211249 · 7.4 mo to decide
Awaiting Construction2022-02-11
Oulton Street
Docking Farm Solar Limited · 20201776
Revised2020-09-22

Does Broadland approve battery storage schemes?

Yes — of the 3 battery storage schemes Broadland has decided, 67% were approved (2 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 Broadland?

The median time from application to decision is 6.5 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 Broadland consented?

0 MW has been consented across 2 approved schemes, with 10 MW refused. A further 1 application 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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