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Battery storage planning in Dorset
Dorset has decided 15 battery storage schemes and approved 87% of them, taking a median of 7 months to decide. Consented capacity: 713 MW. 1 application still awaiting a decision.
How Dorset compares
Against the 137 UK authorities with 5+ battery storage decisions, Dorset sits in the 26th percentile for approval rate (5 points below the England average) and the 34th 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 Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.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 (16)
| Scheme | MW | Status | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
Caswell Farm, Common Lane - Battery Energy Storage GridSource Limited · P/FUL/2025/03066 | 20 | Application Submitted | 2025-08-19 |
Buckland Battery Storage REWE 5 Limited (Recurrent Energy and Windel Energy) · P/FUL/2024/04993 · 10.5 mo to decide | 150 | Application Refused | 2025-07-18 |
Eweleaze Spinney - Battery Energy Storage Facility Weymouth Battery Limited · P/FUL/2024/04447 · 7 mo to decide | 49.9 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-04-04 |
East Chickerell Court Farm - Battery Energy Storage System Statera Energy · P/FUL/2023/04657 · 17.5 mo to decide | 400 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-01-27 |
Post Farm, Lytchett Minster - Battery Energy Storage S4N Lytchett Limited · P/FUL/2023/02819 · 18.5 mo to decide | 32 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-11-28 |
Holt Road - Battery Energy Storage EDF Energy Renewables · P/FUL/2023/06578 · 8.6 mo to decide | 47.5 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-07-29 |
Coldharbour, Chickerell - Battery Storage Facility 23 Energy · P/FUL/2023/02446 · 10.4 mo to decide | 60 | Application Refused | 2024-03-06 |
Shaftesbury Energy Park - Battery Storage System TagEnergy · P/FUL/2022/06179 · 5.5 mo to decide | 100 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-03-29 |
Fernbrook - Solar farm & Battery storage Low Carbon UK Solar Investment Company Limited · P/FUL/2021/02046 · 19.4 mo to decide | — | Awaiting Construction | 2023-02-13 |
Whittle Boxland, Whittle Road - Energy Storage Facility AMP Energy Services Limited · P/FUL/2022/05957 · 1.8 mo to decide | 0.2 | Awaiting Construction | 2022-11-22 |
Wyld Meadow Farm - Battery energy storage NextEnergy Capital · P/FUL/2022/02658 · 2.3 mo to decide | — | Awaiting Construction | 2022-07-27 |
Blandford Hill - EV Charging Station & Solar Farm Naturalis Energy Developments Limited · P/FUL/2021/02622 · 6 mo to decide | 3 | Awaiting Construction | 2022-01-26 |
Mannington Battery Energy Storage System EDF Energy Renewables · 3/21/0137/FUL · 5.3 mo to decide | 49.9 | Under Construction | 2021-07-02 |
South Farm Solar Park Voltalia UK · 2/2019/0850/PAEIA · 8.5 mo to decide | 10 | Operational | 2020-03-05 |
Hawkers Hill Energy Park Tag Energy · 2/2017/1066/FUL · 1.8 mo to decide | 20 | Operational | 2017-09-22 |
Slepe Farm Farm Power Apollo/ Anesco · 1.6 mo to decide | 0.3 | Operational | 2011-08-08 |
Does Dorset approve battery storage schemes?
Yes — of the 15 battery storage schemes Dorset has decided, 87% were approved (13 granted, 2 refused). The UK-wide rate for battery storage is 92%.
How long does a battery storage scheme application take in Dorset?
The median time from application to decision is 7 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 Dorset consented?
713 MW has been consented across 13 approved schemes, with 210 MW refused. A further 1 application awaits a decision.
Other technologies in Dorset
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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