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Kemsley Substation
Kemsley Substation is an operational 49.9 MW battery storage site in Swale, generating since 25 October 2021. Planning permission was granted on 20 September 2019, 4 months after submission. Operator of record: Pivot Power.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 24 May 2019 |
| Permission granted | 20 September 2019 4 months after submission |
| Operational | 25 October 2021 25 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.
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.
Swale’s record on battery storage
Swale has decided 6 battery storage schemes and approved 100%, taking a median of 6.1 months. See every battery storage scheme decision in Swale →
Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 2 | 0.6 km |
EfW Incineration · Operational | 49.9 | 1.1 km |
Biomass (dedicated) · Operational | 25 | 2.1 km |
Battery · Under Construction | 20 | 2.9 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 22 | 3 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 10 | 3.1 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 11.3 | 3.9 km |
Battery · Under Construction | 40 | 5 km |
How big is Kemsley Substation?
Kemsley Substation has a recorded installed capacity of 49.9 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 Kemsley Substation?
REPD records the operator as Pivot Power. 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 Kemsley Substation approved and built?
The application was submitted on 24 May 2019. Permission was granted on 20 September 2019, 4 months later. The site became operational on 25 October 2021, 25 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 7368.
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