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Dollymans Storage
Dollymans Storage is an operational 99.98 MW battery storage site in Basildon, generating since 1 July 2023. Planning permission was granted on 5 November 2021, 5 months after submission. Operator of record: Statera Energy / Dollymans Storage.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 24 May 2021 |
| Permission granted | 5 November 2021 5 months after submission |
| Operational | 1 July 2023 20 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Grade 3 agricultural land. The published survey does not split Grade 3 into 3a and 3b, so this alone does not settle whether the land counts as best and most versatile.
- Green Belt — Basildon
REPD gives one representative coordinate per scheme, not the site boundary, so this describes the point on record rather than the whole site — a large site can straddle a designation edge. Boundaries come from planning.data.gov.uk, which publishes for England only.
Basildon’s record on battery storage
Basildon has decided 6 battery storage schemes and approved 83%, taking a median of 7.9 months. See every battery storage scheme decision in Basildon →
Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 30 | 2.7 km |
Battery · Operational | 10 | 4.8 km |
Battery · Operational | 5 | 4.8 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 0.4 | 5.5 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 25.6 | 6.9 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 11.6 | 7.3 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 14 | 7.4 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 8.7 km |
How big is Dollymans Storage?
Dollymans Storage has a recorded installed capacity of 99.98 MW. That figure is the capacity registered in REPD, which is the scheme as consented — the metered output of a site can differ.
Who operates Dollymans Storage?
REPD records the operator as Statera Energy / Dollymans Storage. Ownership of built renewable assets changes hands regularly and REPD is published quarterly, so treat this as the operator of record rather than confirmation of who owns it today.
When was Dollymans Storage approved and built?
The application was submitted on 24 May 2021. Permission was granted on 5 November 2021, 5 months later. The site became operational on 1 July 2023, 20 months after consent.
Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Open Government Licence v3.0, plus planning designation boundaries from planning.data.gov.uk (England only). REPD is published quarterly and covers schemes of roughly 150 kW and above. Capacity is the installed capacity on record, not metered generation. Operator is the operator of record at the last extract, not confirmation of present ownership. Reference 7088.
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