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Battery storage planning in Dartford
Dartford has decided 5 battery storage schemes and approved 80% of them, taking a median of 5.2 months to decide. Consented capacity: 153 MW.
⚠️ Small caseload (5 decided). Percentages here move a lot with one more decision — read them as indicative, not as a reliable rate.
How Dartford compares
Against the 137 UK authorities with 5+ battery storage decisions, Dartford sits in the 10th percentile for approval rate (12 points below the England average) and the 59th 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 Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.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 (10)
| Scheme | MW | Status | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
Bean Lane - Battery Energy Storage Facility Anglo Es Bean Lane Limited · 25/00483/FUL | 104 | Application Withdrawn | 2025-12-17 |
Dartford BESS - Battery Energy Storage System Clearstone Energy · 24/01470/FUL | 300 | Application Withdrawn | 2025-10-09 |
Darenth Road - Battery Energy Storage System Net Zero Marine Services Limited · 25/00368/FUL · 5.2 mo to decide | 99.9 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-10-06 |
Foxhounds Lane, Southfleet - Battery Storage EcoDev Group Limited · 24/00166/FUL · 7.6 mo to decide | 300 | Application Refused | 2024-12-04 |
New Barn Road - Battery Energy Storage Facility Aton Energy Development (Northfleet) Limited · 23/00863/FUL · 6.3 mo to decide | 35 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-02-15 |
Albion Road Noriker Power · 19/00882/FUL | 5 | Application Withdrawn | 2020-06-16 |
Broadditch Battery Energy Harmony Energy · 18/00637/FUL · 3.1 mo to decide | 11 | Operational | 2018-08-16 |
Land Adjacent Davanden Kennels Arlington Energy (formerly Enso Energy) · 18/00418/FUL | 7.5 | Abandoned | 2018-05-03 |
Neatscourt Kiwi Power · 17/503032/FULL | 1 | Abandoned | 2017-06-08 |
Littlebrook Battery Storage Camborne Energy / Noriker Power · 16/01136/FUL · 2 mo to decide | 7.5 | Operational | 2016-09-12 |
Does Dartford approve battery storage schemes?
Yes — of the 5 battery storage schemes Dartford has decided, 80% were approved (4 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 Dartford?
The median time from application to decision is 5.2 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 Dartford consented?
153 MW has been consented across 4 approved schemes, with 300 MW refused. There are no applications currently awaiting a decision.
Other technologies in Dartford
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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