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Battery storage planning in Thanet
Thanet has decided 7 battery storage schemes and approved 100% of them, taking a median of 6.3 months to decide. Consented capacity: 422 MW.
⚠️ Small caseload (7 decided). Percentages here move a lot with one more decision — read them as indicative, not as a reliable rate.
How Thanet compares
Against the 137 UK authorities with 5+ battery storage decisions, Thanet sits in the 73rd percentile for approval rate (8 points above the England average) and the 40th 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 Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.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 (7)
| Scheme | MW | Status | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
Ebbsfleet Lane - Battery Storage System Grenergy Renewables UK Limited · F/TH/25/0714 · 6.3 mo to decide | 49.9 | Awaiting Construction | 2026-01-16 |
Sacketts Hill Farm - Battery Energy Storage System Greenfield Limited · F/TH/24/0575 · 14.2 mo to decide | 22 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-08-06 |
Ramsgate Sports Centre, High Street - Solar Panels & Battery Storage Thanet District Council · F/TH/25/0057 · 2.3 mo to decide | 0.4 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-04-25 |
Hornet Close, Pysons Road Industrial Estate - Energy Storage Facility AMP Clean Energy Services · F/TH/24/0772 · 9.2 mo to decide | 0.2 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-04-24 |
Richborough Energy Park - Phase 3 (Sheaf) Pacific Green · F/TH/22/0579 · 4.9 mo to decide | 249 | Under Construction | 2022-09-22 |
Richborough Energy Park - Phase 2 Richborough Energy Park Limited · F/TH/21/0305 · 8.9 mo to decide | 50.1 | Operational | 2021-12-02 |
Richborough Energy Park Richborough Energy Park Limited · F/TH/20/1467 · 6.2 mo to decide | 49.9 | Operational | 2021-05-13 |
Does Thanet approve battery storage schemes?
Yes — of the 7 battery storage schemes Thanet has decided, 100% were approved (7 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 Thanet?
The median time from application to decision is 6.3 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 Thanet consented?
422 MW has been consented across 7 approved schemes. There are no applications currently awaiting a decision.
Other technologies in Thanet
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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