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Battery storage planning in Welwyn Hatfield
Welwyn Hatfield has decided 6 battery storage schemes and approved 100% of them, taking a median of 2.8 months to decide. Consented capacity: 61 MW. 1 application 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 Welwyn Hatfield compares
Against the 137 UK authorities with 5+ battery storage decisions, Welwyn Hatfield sits in the 73rd percentile for approval rate (8 points above the England average) and the 90th 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 Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Verge In Highway, Great North Road - Energy Storage System Welwyn Hatfield · 6/2025/1893/FULL · 2.8 mo to decide | 0.2 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-11-27 |
Stanborough, Hatfield - Battery Energy Storage System J Reddington Limited · 6/2023/1802/MAJ · 12.6 mo to decide | 1.5 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-09-16 |
Brownfields - Battery Storage AMP Clean Energy · 6/2023/1616/FULL · 1.8 mo to decide | 0.2 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-09-29 |
Welwyn Power - Energy Storage Facility AMP Energy Services Limited · 6/2022/1190/FULL · 2.4 mo to decide | 5 | Awaiting Construction | 2022-08-05 |
Dellsome Power Hatfield Grid Station - Energy storage facility AMP Energy Services Limited · 6/2021/1020/FULL · 2.6 mo to decide | 5 | Awaiting Construction | 2021-07-09 |
Tollgate Farm Battery Storage RNA Energy / Harmony Energy Storage/ Tag Energy UK · 6/2017/2340/FULL · 15.3 mo to decide | 49.5 | Under Construction | 2019-01-22 |
Tollgate Battery Storage Facility RNA Energy · 6/2017/0702/MAJ · 3 mo to decide | 49.5 | Revised | 2017-07-06 |
Does Welwyn Hatfield approve battery storage schemes?
Yes — of the 6 battery storage schemes Welwyn Hatfield 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 Welwyn Hatfield?
The median time from application to decision is 2.8 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 Welwyn Hatfield consented?
61 MW has been consented across 6 approved schemes. A further 1 application awaits a decision.
Other technologies in Welwyn Hatfield
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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