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Battery storage planning in Hart
Hart has decided 8 battery storage schemes and approved 88% of them, taking a median of 9.1 months to decide. Consented capacity: 356 MW. 1 application still awaiting a decision.
How Hart compares
Against the 137 UK authorities with 5+ battery storage decisions, Hart sits in the 29th percentile for approval rate (4 points below the England average) and the 18th 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 Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Bowenhurst Farm, Mill Lane - Battery Energy Storage Bowenhurst BESS Limited · 25/01186/FUL · 7.5 mo to decide | 100 | Application Refused | 2026-02-27 |
Crondall Road, Crondall - Fleet Bramley Battery Energy Storage Cragside Energy Limited · 24/02491/FUL · 7.4 mo to decide | 99.9 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-08-22 |
Coxmoor Wood, Crondall Road - Battery Storage Fleet Green Limited · 23/00823/FUL · 12.6 mo to decide | 57 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-04-22 |
Blue Bell Lodge, Rye Common Lane - Battery Storage Pulse Clean Energy · 22/02917/FUL · 3.7 mo to decide | 49.5 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-05-22 |
Penn Croft Farm, Crondall - Battery Energy Storage Facility Fleet BESS Limited & SSE Energy Solutions Limited · 21/02937/FUL · 13.5 mo to decide | 100 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-01-30 |
Chosley Farm, North Warnborough Solar Farm and Battery storage Shell Renewables (CSE23 Limited) · 20/03185/FUL · 9.7 mo to decide | — | Awaiting Construction | 2021-11-11 |
Bunkers Hill Farm - Solar farm & Battery stations Vantage RE · 21/00552/FUL · 8.5 mo to decide | — | Under Construction | 2021-11-11 |
Rye Common Pulse Clean Energy · 20/00651/FUL · 18.6 mo to decide | 49.5 | Awaiting Construction | 2021-09-28 |
Fleet Substation Pivot Power · 19/01186/FUL | 49.9 | Application Withdrawn | 2019-12-30 |
Rye Common Lane Harmony Energy · 18/01114/FUL | 49.5 | Revised | 2018-08-30 |
Does Hart approve battery storage schemes?
Yes — of the 8 battery storage schemes Hart has decided, 88% were approved (7 granted, 1 refused). The UK-wide rate for battery storage is 92%.
How long does a battery storage scheme application take in Hart?
The median time from application to decision is 9.1 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 Hart consented?
356 MW has been consented across 7 approved schemes, with 100 MW refused. A further 1 application awaits a decision.
Other technologies in Hart
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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