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Battery storage planning in Mole Valley
Mole Valley has decided 2 battery storage schemes and approved 100% of them, taking a median of 10.5 months to decide. Consented capacity: 104 MW.
⚠️ Small caseload (2 decided). Percentages here move a lot with one more decision — read them as indicative, not as a reliable rate.
How Mole Valley compares
Against the 137 UK authorities with 5+ battery storage decisions, Mole Valley sits in the 73rd percentile for approval rate (8 points above the England average) and the 11th percentile for speed.
Every recorded scheme (2)
| Scheme | MW | Status | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
Barnett Wood Lane - Battery Storage Bluestone Energy · 24/02168/FUL · 10.5 mo to decide | 98 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-09-24 |
Dorking Battery Energy Storage System Grid Battery Storage (GBSL) · MO/2016/1168 | 6 | Operational | 2016-07-20 |
Does Mole Valley approve battery storage schemes?
Yes — of the 2 battery storage schemes Mole Valley has decided, 100% were approved (2 granted, 0 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 Mole Valley?
The median time from application to decision is 10.5 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 Mole Valley consented?
104 MW has been consented across 2 approved schemes. There are no applications currently awaiting a decision.
Other technologies in Mole Valley
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 Approval rate is over decided applications only (approved ÷ approved+refused); withdrawn and undecided schemes are excluded.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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