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Battery storage planning in Wealden
Wealden has decided 6 battery storage schemes and approved 100% of them, taking a median of 7.5 months to decide. Consented capacity: 1,039 MW. 5 applications still awaiting a decision.
⚠️ Small caseload (6 decided). Percentages here move a lot with one more decision — read them as indicative, not as a reliable rate.
How Wealden compares
Against the 137 UK authorities with 5+ battery storage decisions, Wealden sits in the 73rd percentile for approval rate (8 points above the England average) and the 27th 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 Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.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 (11)
| Scheme | MW | Status | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
Moor Hall Farm, Moor Hall Drive - Battery Energy Storage Facility Balance Power Projects Limited · WD/2024/2957/MAJ · 8 mo to decide | 400 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-09-23 |
Stable Green, Sand Hill Lane - Battery Energy Storage System Lightrock Power · WD/2024/2919/MAJ · 6 mo to decide | 600 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-07-31 |
Colbrans Farm Estate, Laughton - Battery Storage Innova · WD/2024/2392/MEA · 7.1 mo to decide | 30 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-07-21 |
Pashley Farm, Ninfield Road - Battery Energy Storage System Elgin Energy Esco Limited · WD/2025/0500/MAJ | 130 | Application Submitted | 2025-06-04 |
Boreham Hill, Boreham Street - Battery Energy Storage System Pelagic Energy · WD/2023/2940/MAJ · 8.2 mo to decide | — | Awaiting Construction | 2024-10-11 |
Fastener House, Bolton Close - Batter Storage Waremoss Limited · WD/2024/1447/F | 0.04 | Application Submitted | 2024-07-10 |
Olives Farm, Hooe - Battery Energy Storage Facility Balanced Grid Solutions Limited · WD/2022/3191/MAJ · 17.4 mo to decide | — | Awaiting Construction | 2024-05-21 |
Staverton Nursery, Eastbourne Road - Battery Storage Staverton Nursery · WD/2023/0491/LDP | — | Application Submitted | 2023-03-08 |
Kilnwood Farm, Lunsford Cross - Energy Storage Statkraft UK Limited · RR/2021/2647/NA | — | Application Submitted | 2021-10-18 |
Kilnwood Farm - Greener Grid Park & Energy Storage Statkraft UK Limited · WD/2021/1799/MAJ | — | Application Submitted | 2021-10-13 |
Lower Mays Farm Solar Farm Unknown · WD/2021/0671/MAJ · 3.4 mo to decide | 8.8 | Awaiting Construction | 2021-07-15 |
Does Wealden approve battery storage schemes?
Yes — of the 6 battery storage schemes Wealden has decided, 100% were approved (6 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 Wealden?
The median time from application to decision is 7.5 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 Wealden consented?
1,039 MW has been consented across 6 approved schemes. A further 5 applications awaits a decision.
Other technologies in Wealden
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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