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Battery storage planning in Malvern Hills
Malvern Hills has decided 2 battery storage schemes and approved 50% of them, taking a median of 5.9 months to decide. Consented capacity: 40 MW. 1 application still awaiting a decision.
⚠️ Small caseload (2 decided). Percentages here move a lot with one more decision — read them as indicative, not as a reliable rate.
How Malvern Hills compares
Against the 137 UK authorities with 5+ battery storage decisions, Malvern Hills sits in the 1st percentile for approval rate (42 points below the England average) and the 49th 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 Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.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 (3)
| Scheme | MW | Status | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
Chapel Hill - Battery Energy Storage JBM Solar Projects Limited · M/24/01781/FUL · 9.9 mo to decide | — | Application Refused | 2025-11-10 |
The Waddings, Knighton-On-Teme - Battery Energy Storage System Integrum SPV 22298 Limited · M/24/01660/FUL | 60 | Application Submitted | 2024-12-04 |
Whitehouse Farm Energy Barn Bluefield Solar Income Fund · 17/01504/FUL · 1.9 mo to decide | 40 | Awaiting Construction | 2017-11-29 |
Does Malvern Hills approve battery storage schemes?
Yes — of the 2 battery storage schemes Malvern Hills has decided, 50% were approved (1 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 Malvern Hills?
The median time from application to decision is 5.9 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 Malvern Hills consented?
40 MW has been consented across 1 approved scheme. A further 1 application awaits a decision.
Other technologies in Malvern Hills
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 Approval rate is over decided applications only (approved ÷ approved+refused); withdrawn and undecided schemes are excluded.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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