Ardleigh Road, Little Bromley (50 MW battery storage)
Ardleigh Road, Little Bromley is a 50 MW battery storage project in Tendring, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 28 September 2022, not yet built; the record was last updated on 1 November 2022. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 28 September 2025, so the project may not go ahead in this form. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 28 September 2025, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 15 December 2021 | Application submitted |
| 28 September 2022 | Planning permission granted |
| 28 September 2025 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 50 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 1 November 2022
- Operator or applicant
- Lawford Power Limited
- Planning authority
- Tendring
- Planning application reference
- 21/02070/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Adj Lawford Grid Substation Ardleigh Road Little Bromley
- Council area (by location)
- Tendring
- Time to decision
- 41 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Ardleigh Road, Little Bromley - Battery Energy Storage
- REPD reference
- 10302
Who decides
| Applications | Tendring | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 26 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 10 (38%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 5 of 19 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 4 of 4 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 15.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chancery Farm (Ardleigh) | solar farm | 11.9 | operational | 1.7 |
| Land North of Horsley Cross Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage | solar farm | 34 | application submitted | 4.8 |
| Stephenson Road - Urban Reserve Flexible Energy Facility | battery storage | 6 | approved, not built | 5.8 |
| Bluegates Solar Park | solar farm | 10.5 | operational | 6.3 |
| Boxted Airfield | solar farm | 18.8 | operational | 6.6 |
| Wix Lodge | solar farm | 18.7 | operational | 7.4 |
| Boxted | solar farm | 20 | application submitted | 8.9 |
| Burnt Ash Farm | solar farm | 13.5 | refused on appeal | 9.0 |
| Holmwood Solar Farm | solar farm | 19 | refused on appeal | 9.3 |
Status and dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database is compiled from public sources and can lag behind council decisions. Location: REPD grid reference (51.9167, 1.0166).