Dartford BESS (300 MW)
Dartford BESS is a 300 MW battery storage project in Dartford, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application withdrawn on 9 October 2025; the record was last updated on 2 December 2025.
300 MWbattery storage
application withdrawnstatus in REPD
2 December 2025record last updated
Dartfordcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 13 January 2025 | Application submitted |
| 9 October 2025 | Application withdrawn |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 300 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application withdrawn
- Record last updated
- 2 December 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Clearstone Energy
- Planning authority
- Dartford
- Planning application reference
- 24/01470/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Adjacent Station Road Southfleet
- Council area (by location)
- Dartford
- Name in REPD
- Dartford BESS - Battery Energy Storage System
- REPD reference
- 17543
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Barn Road | battery storage | 35 | approved, not built | <0.1 |
| Foxhounds Lane, Southfleet | battery storage | 300 | refused | 0.6 |
| Broadditch Battery Energy | battery storage | 11 | operational | 1.4 |
| Thames Way, Northfleet | battery storage | 100 | application submitted | 2.3 |
| Bean Lane | battery storage | 104 | application withdrawn | 4.2 |
| Tilbury Docks | wind farm | 12 | operational | 4.4 |
| Land Adjacent Davanden Kennels | battery storage | 7.5 | abandoned | 5.2 |
| Darenth Road | battery storage | 99.9 | approved, not built | 5.7 |
| Idleigh Court Road, New Ash Green | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 5.9 |
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 (51.4208, 0.3115).