Brentwood nergy Storage System (49.9 MW)
Brentwood nergy Storage System is a 49.9 MW battery storage project in Brentwood, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 21 May 2021, not yet built; the record was last updated on 8 July 2022. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 21 May 2024, 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 21 May 2024, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 7 December 2020 | Application submitted |
| 21 May 2021 | Planning permission granted |
| 21 May 2024 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 8 July 2022
- Operator or applicant
- Anesco Limited
- Planning authority
- Brentwood
- Planning application reference
- 20/01800/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Hutton Country, Park Wash Road, Hutton
- Council area (by location)
- Brentwood
- Time to decision
- 24 weeks
- REPD reference
- 8249
Who decides
Brentwood has 9 decided solar, wind or battery applications in REPD — too few for a refusal rate (we show one from 10 decisions). Across all UK planning authorities 19% of 10,236 decisions were refusals.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hutton Battery Storage (Lower Road) | battery storage | 10 | operational | 0.4 |
| Land at Havering Grove Farm | solar farm | 5 | refused on appeal | 1.9 |
| Solar Farm at Billericay Solar Farm North Of Rayleigh Road Hutton | solar farm | 15 | approved, not built | 2.2 |
| Great Cowbridge Grange Farm, London Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 10 | approved, not built | 2.6 |
| Crouch Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | operational | 5.7 |
| Outwood Farm (Phase 2) | solar farm | 7 | approved, not built | 6.2 |
| Outwood Farm (Phase 1) | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.2 |
| Ford Research And Engineering Centre, Dunton Solar Farm | solar farm | 5.2 | operational | 7.2 |
| Barleylands Solar Farm | solar farm | 17 | approved, not built | 7.3 |
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 (51.6403, 0.3613).