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Battery storage planning in Canterbury
Canterbury has decided 4 battery storage schemes and approved 75% of them, taking a median of 7.4 months to decide. Consented capacity: 50 MW. 1 application still awaiting a decision.
⚠️ Small caseload (4 decided). Percentages here move a lot with one more decision — read them as indicative, not as a reliable rate.
How Canterbury compares
Against the 137 UK authorities with 5+ battery storage decisions, Canterbury sits in the 7th percentile for approval rate (17 points below the England average) and the 28th percentile for speed.
Every recorded scheme (5)
| Scheme | MW | Status | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
Marley Lane Solar Farm & Battery Storage Enso Energy Limited · CA/25/00570 · 8.4 mo to decide | — | Application Refused | 2025-12-08 |
Markerstudy Business Park, Wraik Hill - Micro Energy Storage Zake Sovereign Limited · CA/25/01686 · 1.7 mo to decide | 0.2 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-11-07 |
Britton Court Farm, Hackington Road - Battery Energy Storage Renewable Connections Developments Limited · CA/24/02283 · 9.4 mo to decide | — | Awaiting Construction | 2025-07-04 |
Owls Hatch Road, Thanet Way - Battery Energy Storage Facility Root Power South Limited · CA/24/02262 · 6.4 mo to decide | 50 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-07-03 |
Woodlands Farm, Calcott Hill - Battery Energy Storage Sky UK Development Limited · CA/25/00418 | 227.5 | Application Submitted | 2025-03-10 |
Does Canterbury approve battery storage schemes?
Yes — of the 4 battery storage schemes Canterbury has decided, 75% were approved (3 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 Canterbury?
The median time from application to decision is 7.4 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 Canterbury consented?
50 MW has been consented across 3 approved schemes. 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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