Coldharbour, Chickerell (60 MW battery storage)
Coldharbour, Chickerell is a 60 MW battery storage project in Dorset, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 6 March 2024; the record was last updated on 2 April 2024.
60 MWbattery storage
refusedstatus in REPD
2 April 2024record last updated
Dorsetcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 25 April 2023 | Application submitted |
| 6 March 2024 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 60 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 2 April 2024
- Operator or applicant
- 23 Energy
- Planning authority
- Dorset
- Planning application reference
- P/FUL/2023/02446
- Address (REPD)
- S/O Coldharbour, Chickerell, Weymouth
- Council area (by location)
- Dorset
- Time to decision
- 45 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Coldharbour, Chickerell - Battery Storage Facility
- REPD reference
- 12967
Who decides
| Applications | Dorset | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 125 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 23 (18%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 15 of 105 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 5 of 5 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 15 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 19.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 6 / 6 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Chickerell Court Farm | battery storage | 400 | approved, not built | 0.4 |
| Land at Newlands Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 0.4 |
| Eweleaze Spinney | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 0.9 |
| Buckland Battery Storage | battery storage | 150 | refused | 1.5 |
| Nottington Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 1.6 |
| Corton Farm | solar farm | 10 | refused | 4.4 |
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 (50.6315, -2.4926).