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Battery storage planning in Ipswich

Ipswich has decided 9 battery storage schemes and approved 100% of them, taking a median of 1.8 months to decide. Consented capacity: 2 MW. 1 application still awaiting a decision.

100%
Approved
9 granted · 0 refused
1.8 mo
Median decision
UK 6 mo
2 MW
Consented
across approved schemes
0
Appeals
no appeals recorded

How Ipswich compares

Against the 137 UK authorities with 5+ battery storage decisions, Ipswich sits in the 73rd percentile for approval rate (8 points above the England average) and the 97th percentile for speed.

Decisions by year

510Approved — 1 (2021)121Approved — 2 (2024)224Approved — 6 (2025)625
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 Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.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 (10)

SchemeMWStatusDecided
Raeburn Road South and Gainsborough Lane - Micro Energy Storage System
AMP Clean Energy · 25/00379/FUL · 3.1 mo to decide
0.2Awaiting Construction2025-08-21
Outside Crown House, Crown Street - Micro Energy Storage
AMP Clean Energy · 25/00392/FUL · 2.1 mo to decide
0.2Awaiting Construction2025-07-24
Crown Car Park - Micro Energy Storage Facility
AMP Clean Energy · 25/00390/FUL · 1.7 mo to decide
0.2Awaiting Construction2025-07-14
Birkfield Drive - Micro Energy Storage Facility
AMP Clean Energy · 25/00389/FUL · 1.7 mo to decide
0.2Awaiting Construction2025-07-14
Westbourne Branch Library, Sherrington Road - Micro Energy Storage
AMP Clean Energy · 25/00391/FUL · 1.7 mo to decide
0.2Awaiting Construction2025-07-14
Beacon House, White House Road - Battery Storage Facility
Aggregated Micro Power Holdings Plc · 25/00010/FUL · 1.3 mo to decide
0.2Awaiting Construction2025-02-24
Marguerite Jeffries Centre - Micro Energy Storage Unit
Aggregated Micro Power Holdings Plc · 24/00500/FUL · 3.6 mo to decide
0.2Awaiting Construction2024-10-30
Gatacre Road - Micro Energy Storage Facility
AMP Clean Energy · 24/00347/FUL · 1.8 mo to decide
0.2Awaiting Construction2024-07-10
Beacon House, White House Road - Battery Storage Facility
Aggregated Micro Power Holdings Plc · 24/00323/FUL · 1.8 mo to decide
0.2Revised2024-07-04
University Of Suffolk Campus North
Suffolk County Council · SCC/0013/20IP · 17.8 mo to decide
Operational2021-09-06

Does Ipswich approve battery storage schemes?

Yes — of the 9 battery storage schemes Ipswich has decided, 100% were approved (9 granted, 0 refused). The UK-wide rate for battery storage is 92%.

How long does a battery storage scheme application take in Ipswich?

The median time from application to decision is 1.8 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 Ipswich consented?

2 MW has been consented across 9 approved schemes. A further 1 application awaits 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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