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Battery storage planning in Chesterfield

Chesterfield has decided 3 battery storage schemes and approved 100% of them, taking a median of 2 months to decide.

100%
Approved
3 granted · 0 refused
2 mo
Median decision
UK 6 mo
0 MW
Consented
across approved schemes
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 Chesterfield compares

Against the 137 UK authorities with 5+ battery storage decisions, Chesterfield sits in the 73rd percentile for approval rate (8 points above the England average) and the 94th percentile for speed.

Decisions by year

35Approved — 1 (2021)121Approved — 2 (2025)225
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 Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.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 (3)

SchemeMWStatusDecided
Seymour, Link Road - Micro Energy Storage Project
AMP Clean Energy · 25/00432/FUL · 1.2 mo to decide
0.2Awaiting Construction2025-11-20
Commerce Park, Markham Lane - Micro Energy Storage
AMP Clean Energy · CHE/25/00525/FUL · 2 mo to decide
0.2Awaiting Construction2025-09-23
Inkersall Road, Staveley - Solar Photovoltaic Farm And Battery Storage
Low Carbon · CHE/20/00432/FUL · 9 mo to decide
Operational2021-04-20

Does Chesterfield approve battery storage schemes?

Yes — of the 3 battery storage schemes Chesterfield has decided, 100% were approved (3 granted, 0 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 Chesterfield?

The median time from application to decision is 2 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 Chesterfield consented?

0 MW has been consented across 3 approved schemes. There are no applications currently awaiting 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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