Darenth Road (99.9 MW battery storage)
Darenth Road is a 99.9 MW battery storage project in Dartford, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 6 October 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 14 October 2025.
99.9 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
14 October 2025record last updated
Dartfordcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 2 May 2025 | Application submitted |
| 6 October 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 6 October 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 99.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 14 October 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Net Zero Marine Services Limited
- Planning authority
- Dartford
- Planning application reference
- 25/00368/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- W/O Darenth Road, Dartford
- Council area (by location)
- Dartford
- Time to decision
- 22 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Darenth Road - Battery Energy Storage System
- REPD reference
- 18483
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bean Lane | battery storage | 104 | application withdrawn | 2.1 |
| Land Adjacent Davanden Kennels | battery storage | 7.5 | abandoned | 2.6 |
| Albion Road | battery storage | 5 | application withdrawn | 3.2 |
| Littlebrook Battery Storage | battery storage | 7.5 | operational | 3.2 |
| Horton Wood Solar park | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 4.6 |
| Manor Farm, Dartford Road | battery storage | 212 | application submitted | 5.4 |
| New Barn Road | battery storage | 35 | approved, not built | 5.6 |
| Dartford BESS | battery storage | 300 | application withdrawn | 5.7 |
| Foxhounds Lane, Southfleet | battery storage | 300 | refused | 6.1 |
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 (51.4326, 0.2322).