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Richborough Energy Park
Richborough Energy Park is an operational 49.9 MW battery storage site in Thanet, generating since 1 December 2023. Planning permission was granted on 13 May 2021, 6 months after submission. Operator of record: Richborough Energy Park Limited.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 4 November 2020 |
| Permission granted | 13 May 2021 6 months after submission |
| Operational | 1 December 2023 31 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Grade 2 agricultural land.
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.
Thanet’s record on battery storage
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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Battery · Operational | 50.1 | 0 km |
Battery · Under Construction | 249 | 0.3 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 0.3 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 4.9 | 0.5 km |
Battery · Under Construction | 49.9 | 0.8 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 33 | 2.8 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 6.2 | 3 km |
Biomass (dedicated) · Operational | 16 | 3.1 km |
How big is Richborough Energy Park?
Richborough Energy Park 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 Richborough Energy Park?
REPD records the operator as Richborough Energy Park Limited. 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 Richborough Energy Park approved and built?
The application was submitted on 4 November 2020. Permission was granted on 13 May 2021, 6 months later. The site became operational on 1 December 2023, 31 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 8195.
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