Ebbsfleet Lane (49.9 MW battery storage)
Ebbsfleet Lane is a 49.9 MW battery storage project in Thanet, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 16 January 2026, not yet built; the record was last updated on 25 March 2026.
49.9 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
25 March 2026record last updated
Thanetcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 9 July 2025 | Application submitted |
| 16 January 2026 | Planning permission granted |
| 16 January 2029 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 25 March 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Grenergy Renewables UK Limited
- Planning authority
- Thanet
- Planning application reference
- F/TH/25/0714
- Address (REPD)
- North Of Solar Park Ebbsfleet Lane
- Council area (by location)
- Thanet
- Time to decision
- 27 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Ebbsfleet Lane - Battery Storage System
- REPD reference
- 19402
Who decides
| Applications | Thanet | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 27 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (7%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 20 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 7 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 10.7 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richborough Energy Park - Phase 3 (Sheaf) | battery storage | 249 | under construction | 0.8 |
| Richborough Energy Park - Phase 2 | battery storage | 50.1 | operational | 0.9 |
| Richborough Energy Park | battery storage | 49.9 | operational | 0.9 |
| Ebbsfleet Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 1.1 |
| Harrington Franklin, Richborough Energy Park | battery storage | 49.9 | under construction | 1.5 |
| Thorne Farm | solar farm | 6.2 | operational | 2.1 |
| Minster Abbey, Bedlam Court Lane | solar farm | 33 | under construction | 2.5 |
| Land near Manston | solar | 8.1 | refused | 3.0 |
| Wharf Road, Discovery Park | battery storage | 10 | approved, not built | 3.3 |
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 (51.3193, 1.3476).