Harrington Franklin, Richborough Energy Park (49.9 MW)
Harrington Franklin, Richborough Energy Park is a 49.9 MW battery storage project in Dover, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction since 1 December 2024; the record was last updated on 3 June 2025.
49.9 MWbattery storage
under constructionstatus in REPD
3 June 2025record last updated
Dovercouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 June 2022 | Application submitted |
| 6 December 2022 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 December 2024 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 3 June 2025
- Operator or applicant
- EDP Renewables
- Planning authority
- Dover
- Planning application reference
- 22/00705
- Address (REPD)
- Part Of Former Richborough Power Station Ramsgate Road
- Council area (by location)
- Dover
- Time to decision
- 27 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Harrington Franklin, Richborough Energy Park - Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 11449
Who decides
| Applications | Dover | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 27 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (26%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 19 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 4 of 4 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 4 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 19.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 3 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richborough Energy Park - Phase 3 (Sheaf) | battery storage | 249 | under construction | 0.7 |
| Richborough Energy Park | battery storage | 49.9 | operational | 0.8 |
| Richborough Energy Park - Phase 2 | battery storage | 50.1 | operational | 0.8 |
| Ebbsfleet Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 0.8 |
| Ebbsfleet Lane | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 1.5 |
| Wharf Road, Discovery Park | battery storage | 10 | approved, not built | 1.8 |
| Minster Abbey, Bedlam Court Lane | solar farm | 33 | under construction | 3.5 |
| Thorne Farm | solar farm | 6.2 | operational | 3.6 |
| Marshborough Farm solar park | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.3 |
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 (51.3061, 1.3486).