Clay Tye Farm Energy Storage Facility (200 MW)
Clay Tye Farm Energy Storage Facility is a 200 MW battery storage project in Havering, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 21 May 2026, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 10 July 2026.
200 MWbattery storage
application submittedstatus in REPD
10 July 2026record last updated
Haveringcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 21 May 2026 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 200 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 10 July 2026
- Operator or applicant
- London & Essex Energy Limited
- Planning authority
- Havering
- Planning application reference
- P0634.26
- Address (REPD)
- Clay Tye Farm, Upminster
- Council area (by location)
- Havering
- Name in REPD
- Clay Tye Farm - Energy Storage Facility
- REPD reference
- 15607
Who decides
| Applications | Havering | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 13 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (38%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 10 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 17.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay Tye Farm Phase 1 - Storage Facility | battery storage | 49.5 | operational | <0.1 |
| Clay Tye Farm Phase 2 - Storage Facility | battery storage | 49.5 | operational | <0.1 |
| Clay Tye Farm | solar farm | 15.9 | refused | 0.9 |
| Fen Lane, Bulphan Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | under construction | 2.2 |
| Clay Tye Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 2.3 |
| Ockendon Landfill Solar Farm | solar farm | 38 | operational | 3.3 |
| Bulphan Fen Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | under construction | 3.4 |
| Medebridge Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | operational | 4.6 |
| Aveley Landfill, Sandy Lane PV Solar Array & Battery Energy Storage | solar farm | 16 | approved, not built | 6.7 |
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 (51.5518, 0.2943).