Bolney (200 MW battery storage)
Bolney is a 200 MW battery storage project in Horsham, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 5 September 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 7 April 2026.
200 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
7 April 2026record last updated
Horshamcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 22 June 2021 | Application submitted |
| 5 September 2024 | Planning permission granted |
| 5 September 2027 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 200 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 7 April 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Elements Green
- Planning authority
- Horsham
- Planning application reference
- DM/21/2276
- Address (REPD)
- Land east of Wineham Lane, Wineham, Henfield
- Council area (by location)
- Horsham
- Time to decision
- 167 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Bolney - Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 13880
Who decides
| Applications | Horsham | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 23 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 4 (17%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 19 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 4 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 19.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 3 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolney Substation | battery storage | 264 | approved, not built | 1.2 |
| Libra Energy Stability Project | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 1.3 |
| Kent Street, Cowfold | battery storage | 57 | refused | 1.5 |
| Coombe Solar Farm | solar farm | 15.3 | permission expired | 1.8 |
| Solar Farm & Battery Storage at Cobwood Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 4.4 |
| Land Parcel North of Goddards | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.2 |
| Ford Farm (Ashurst) | solar farm | 10 | operational | 6.4 |
| Priors Byne Farm | solar farm | 7.6 | operational | 7.5 |
| Horton Landfill Site, Henfield Road | solar farm | 12.5 | application submitted | 8.6 |
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 (50.9696, -0.2417).