Bean Lane (104 MW battery storage)
Bean Lane is a 104 MW battery storage project in Dartford, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application withdrawn on 17 December 2025; the record was last updated on 26 January 2026.
104 MWbattery storage
application withdrawnstatus in REPD
26 January 2026record last updated
Dartfordcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 29 April 2025 | Application submitted |
| 17 December 2025 | Application withdrawn |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 104 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application withdrawn
- Record last updated
- 26 January 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Anglo Es Bean Lane Limited
- Planning authority
- Dartford
- Planning application reference
- 25/00483/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Bean Lane, Greenhithe
- Council area (by location)
- Dartford
- Name in REPD
- Bean Lane - Battery Energy Storage Facility
- REPD reference
- 18279
Who decides
| Applications | Dartford | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 18 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 1 (6%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 13 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 9.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land Adjacent Davanden Kennels | battery storage | 7.5 | abandoned | 1.3 |
| Darenth Road | battery storage | 99.9 | approved, not built | 2.1 |
| Albion Road | battery storage | 5 | application withdrawn | 2.3 |
| Littlebrook Battery Storage | battery storage | 7.5 | operational | 2.3 |
| New Barn Road | battery storage | 35 | approved, not built | 4.1 |
| Dartford BESS | battery storage | 300 | application withdrawn | 4.2 |
| Foxhounds Lane, Southfleet | battery storage | 300 | refused | 4.5 |
| Thames Way, Northfleet | battery storage | 100 | application submitted | 5.1 |
| Broadditch Battery Energy | battery storage | 11 | operational | 5.6 |
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 (51.44, 0.2602).