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Holes Bay
Holes Bay is an operational 15 MW battery storage site in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, generating since 1 June 2020. Planning permission was granted on 7 September 2017, 7 months after submission. Operator of record: Harmony Energy.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 8 February 2017 |
| Permission granted | 7 September 2017 7 months after submission |
| Operational | 1 June 2020 33 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
- Nutrient-neutrality catchment — Poole Harbour SPA/Ramsar
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.
Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Landfill Gas · Operational | 3 | 4.2 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 6 | 5.1 km |
Advanced Conversion Technologies · Under Construction | 10 | 5.5 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 6.1 | 5.6 km |
Battery · Operational | — | 5.6 km |
Hydrogen · Operational | 0.9 | 5.6 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 5.6 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 3.9 | 6.6 km |
How big is Holes Bay?
Holes Bay has a recorded installed capacity of 15 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 Holes Bay?
REPD records the operator as Harmony Energy. 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 Holes Bay approved and built?
The application was submitted on 8 February 2017. Permission was granted on 7 September 2017, 7 months later. The site became operational on 1 June 2020, 33 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 7688.
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