Claredown Farm (20 MW battery storage)
Claredown Farm is a 20 MW battery storage project in Braintree, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 27 February 2018; the record was last updated on 26 November 2019.
20 MWbattery storage
operationalstatus in REPD
26 November 2019record last updated
Braintreecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 4 April 2017 | Application submitted |
| 2 August 2017 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 September 2017 | Construction started |
| 27 February 2018 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 20 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 26 November 2019
- Operator or applicant
- Zenobe (formerly Energy Reservoir 15)
- Planning authority
- Braintree
- Planning application reference
- 17/00583/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Land at Claredown Farm, Hickford Hill, Belchamp St Paul
- Council area (by location)
- Braintree
- Time to decision
- 17 weeks
- REPD reference
- 6945
Who decides
| Applications | Braintree | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 34 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 3 (9%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 25 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 9 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 15.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cutbush Farm, Belchamp St Paul | solar farm | 50 | under construction | 2.1 |
| Big Deere Lodge | solar | 6 | refused | 2.3 |
| Pentlow Hill | solar farm | 24 | operational | 3.8 |
| Wales End Road, Cavendish | battery storage | 10 | application submitted | 4.6 |
| Wales End Road, Cavendish Solar Farm | solar farm | 12.5 | application submitted | 4.6 |
| Water Hall Farm, Waterhall Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 35 | approved, not built | 7.9 |
| Broxted Solar Farm (Stradishall Airfield) | solar farm | 31.6 | operational | 9.2 |
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 (52.0707, 0.6078).