Bowenhurst Farm, Mill Lane (100 MW battery storage)
Bowenhurst Farm, Mill Lane is a 100 MW battery storage project in Hart, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 27 February 2026; the record was last updated on 8 April 2026.
100 MWbattery storage
refusedstatus in REPD
8 April 2026record last updated
Hartcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 14 July 2025 | Application submitted |
| 27 February 2026 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 100 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 8 April 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Bowenhurst BESS Limited
- Planning authority
- Hart
- Planning application reference
- 25/01186/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Bowenhurst Farm & Stud, Mill Lane, Farnham
- Council area (by location)
- Hart
- Time to decision
- 33 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Bowenhurst Farm, Mill Lane - Battery Energy Storage
- REPD reference
- 16685
Who decides
| Applications | Hart | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 18 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (28%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 10 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 8 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 34.8 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 3 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rye Common | battery storage | 49.5 | approved, not built | 0.3 |
| Blue Bell Lodge, Rye Common Lane | battery storage | 49.5 | approved, not built | 0.4 |
| Fleet Substation | battery storage | 49.9 | application withdrawn | 0.8 |
| Crondall Road, Crondall - Fleet Bramley Battery Energy Storage | battery storage | 99.9 | approved, not built | 0.8 |
| Penn Croft Farm, Crondall | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 1.6 |
| Coxmoor Wood, Crondall Road | battery storage | 57 | approved, not built | 1.7 |
| Hungerford Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.7 |
| Taplins Farm solar park | solar farm | 5.9 | operational | 4.7 |
| Marsh House Solar Park | solar farm | 5.5 | operational | 4.9 |
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 (51.2466, -0.8731).