Holes Bay (15 MW battery storage)
Holes Bay is a 15 MW battery storage project in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 June 2020; the record was last updated on 16 March 2026.
15 MWbattery storage
operationalstatus in REPD
16 March 2026record last updated
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poolecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 8 February 2017 | Application submitted |
| 7 September 2017 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 January 2020 | Construction started |
| 1 June 2020 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 15 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 16 March 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Harmony Energy
- Planning authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Planning application reference
- APP/17/00186/F
- Address (REPD)
- Land at Sterte Avenue West, Poole
- Council area (by location)
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Time to decision
- 30 weeks
- REPD reference
- 7688
Who decides
| Applications | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 30 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 6 (20%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 6 of 28 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 10.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Post Farm, Lytchett Minster | battery storage | 32 | approved, not built | 4.3 |
| Race farm | solar farm | 6.1 | operational | 5.6 |
| Dorset Green Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.6 |
| South Newton Farm | solar farm | 11.3 | operational | 7.6 |
| Dolmans Hill (Redbridge Farm) Solar Arrays | solar farm | 5 | operational | 8.4 |
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 (50.7263, -1.9902).