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Battery storage planning in Chelmsford
Chelmsford has decided 6 battery storage schemes and approved 83% of them, taking a median of 3.3 months to decide. Consented capacity: 58 MW. 1 application still awaiting a decision.
⚠️ Small caseload (6 decided). Percentages here move a lot with one more decision — read them as indicative, not as a reliable rate.
How Chelmsford compares
Against the 137 UK authorities with 5+ battery storage decisions, Chelmsford sits in the 17th percentile for approval rate (9 points below the England average) and the 82nd 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 Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.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 (7)
| Scheme | MW | Status | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
Robjohns Road - Micro Energy Storage Battery Box Limited · 25/01731/FUL · 2.7 mo to decide | 0.2 | Awaiting Construction | 2026-03-04 |
Verge Fronting, Westway - Micro Energy Storage AMP Clean Energy · 25/01670/FUL · 2.5 mo to decide | 0.2 | Awaiting Construction | 2026-02-13 |
Visteon Engineering, Springfield Lyons Approach - Micro Energy Storage AMP Clean Energy · 25/00072/FUL · 1.4 mo to decide | 0.2 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-03-07 |
Southlands Solar Farm & Battery Storage Enso Green Holdings Limited / Cero Generation · 23/00532/FUL · 19.7 mo to decide | 57 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-11-26 |
Sewage Treatment Works, Lawford Lane - Micro Energy Storage AMP Clean Energy · 24/01145/FUL | 0.2 | Application Submitted | 2024-08-14 |
Hill Farm Solar Park & Battery Storage (Hanningfield Green) Gulermak Renewables Ltd · 21/00555/FUL · 15.4 mo to decide | — | Awaiting Construction | 2022-07-07 |
Battlesbridge Bypass, Rettendon - Battery Storage Pelagic Energy · 22/00179/FUL · 3.8 mo to decide | 100 | Application Refused | 2022-05-30 |
Does Chelmsford approve battery storage schemes?
Yes — of the 6 battery storage schemes Chelmsford 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 Chelmsford?
The median time from application to decision is 3.3 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 Chelmsford consented?
58 MW has been consented across 5 approved schemes, with 100 MW refused. A further 1 application awaits a decision.
Other technologies in Chelmsford
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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