Chineham Battery Energy Storage Facility (15 MW)
Chineham Battery Energy Storage Facility is a 15 MW battery storage project in Basingstoke and Deane, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application withdrawn on 4 January 2017; the record was last updated on 23 November 2018.
15 MWbattery storage
application withdrawnstatus in REPD
23 November 2018record last updated
Basingstoke and Deanecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 26 July 2016 | Application submitted |
| 4 January 2017 | Application withdrawn |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 15 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application withdrawn
- Record last updated
- 23 November 2018
- Operator or applicant
- Camborne Energy Storage
- Planning authority
- Basingstoke and Deane
- Planning application reference
- 16/02534/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Land off Carpenters Down, Basingstoke
- Council area (by location)
- Basingstoke and Deane
- REPD reference
- 6902
Who decides
| Applications | Basingstoke and Deane | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 30 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 8 (27%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 5 of 22 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 7 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 26.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 4 / 5 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basing Road | battery storage | 20 | application submitted | 2.5 |
| Beaurepaire Farm | solar farm | 12 | refused | 3.1 |
| Manor Farm, Sherborne Solar Farm | solar farm | 28 | application submitted | 3.7 |
| Minchens Lane Battery Storage Facility | battery storage | 100 | operational | 4.8 |
| Frog Lane, Little London | battery storage | 115 | refused | 5.3 |
| Bramley Frith Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 5.6 |
| Ash Lane, Little London | battery storage | 57 | approved, not built | 5.6 |
| Withy Place, Bramley Road | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 6.2 |
| Hook Lane, Malshanger | solar farm | 30 | approved, not built | 7.0 |
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 (51.2888, -1.0781).