Broadditch Battery Energy (11 MW)
Broadditch Battery Energy is an 11 MW battery storage project in Dartford, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 March 2023; the record was last updated on 2 February 2026.
11 MWbattery storage
operationalstatus in REPD
2 February 2026record last updated
Dartfordcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 14 May 2018 | Application submitted |
| 16 August 2018 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 March 2023 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 11 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 2 February 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Harmony Energy
- Planning authority
- Dartford
- Planning application reference
- 18/00637/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Land At Broadditch Farm New Barn Road Southfleet
- Council area (by location)
- Dartford
- Time to decision
- 13 weeks
- REPD reference
- 20328
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foxhounds Lane, Southfleet | battery storage | 300 | refused | 1.3 |
| Dartford BESS | battery storage | 300 | application withdrawn | 1.4 |
| New Barn Road | battery storage | 35 | approved, not built | 1.5 |
| Thames Way, Northfleet | battery storage | 100 | application submitted | 2.6 |
| Tilbury Docks | wind farm | 12 | operational | 4.9 |
| Idleigh Court Road, New Ash Green | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 5.0 |
| Bean Lane | battery storage | 104 | application withdrawn | 5.6 |
| Thurrock Flexible Generation Plant | battery storage | 150 | operational | 6.2 |
| Land Adjacent Davanden Kennels | battery storage | 7.5 | abandoned | 6.6 |
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 (51.4134, 0.3288).