Hamble Lane Battery Energy Storage (6 MW)
Hamble Lane Battery Energy Storage is a 6 MW battery storage project in Eastleigh, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 22 November 2019, not yet built; the record was last updated on 31 January 2020. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 15 April 2024, so the project may not go ahead in this form. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 15 April 2024, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 5 April 2019 | Application submitted |
| 22 November 2019 | Planning permission granted |
| 15 April 2024 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 6 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 31 January 2020
- Operator or applicant
- Balanced Grid Solutions
- Planning authority
- Eastleigh
- Planning application reference
- F/19/85302
- Address (REPD)
- Land off the B397, Netley Abbey, Hound, Southampton, Hampshire
- Council area (by location)
- Eastleigh
- Time to decision
- 33 weeks
- REPD reference
- 7420
Who decides
| Applications | Eastleigh | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 19 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 0 (0%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 17 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 10.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netley Landfill Solar | solar farm | 12 | operational | 1.4 |
| Butts Field, Mill Lane | battery storage | 99 | approved, not built | 2.3 |
| Weston Lane | battery storage | 49.9 | refused | 2.6 |
| Funtley Refuse Tip | solar farm | 10 | permission expired | 7.5 |
| Funtley Solar Photovoltaic PV Farm | solar farm | 10.5 | application submitted | 7.6 |
| Ash Farm, Titchfield Lane | battery storage | 15 | approved, not built | 7.8 |
| Titchfield Lane | battery storage | 49 | under construction | 7.9 |
| Raglington Farm | solar farm | 5.8 | operational | 8.0 |
| Chalcroft Solar Park | solar farm | 6.3 | operational | 8.0 |
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 (50.8781, -1.3273).