Battlesbridge Bypass, Rettendon (100 MW battery storage)
Battlesbridge Bypass, Rettendon is a 100 MW battery storage project in Chelmsford, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 30 May 2022; the record was last updated on 14 October 2021.
100 MWbattery storage
refusedstatus in REPD
14 October 2021record last updated
Chelmsfordcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 2 February 2022 | Application submitted |
| 30 May 2022 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 100 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 14 October 2021
- Operator or applicant
- Pelagic Energy
- Planning authority
- Chelmsford
- Planning application reference
- 22/00179/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- W/O Battlesbridge Bypass, Rettendon, Wickford
- Council area (by location)
- Chelmsford
- Time to decision
- 17 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Battlesbridge Bypass, Rettendon - Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 9801
Who decides
| Applications | Chelmsford | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 15 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (33%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 9 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 6 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 32.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 3 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southlands Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 24.6 | approved, not built | 2.8 |
| Canon Barns Road Solar Photovoltaic Arrays & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 3.8 |
| Canon Barns Road Solar Park | solar farm | 8 | approved, not built | 4.3 |
| Rayleigh Spur Roundabout, Benfleet | battery storage | 150 | application submitted | 4.9 |
| Hill Farm Solar Park & Battery Storage (Hanningfield Green) | solar farm | 36.7 | approved, not built | 5.0 |
| Dollymans Storage | battery storage | 100 | operational | 5.0 |
| Land West Of Flambirds Farm | solar farm | 5 | refused | 5.7 |
| Rayleigh Transforming Station | battery storage | 10.8 | permission expired | 6.0 |
| Fairlawns Farm, Chelmsford Road | battery storage | 480 | approved, not built | 6.2 |
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 (51.6387, 0.5738).