Huggin's Hall (40 MW battery storage)
Huggin's Hall is a 40 MW battery storage project in Tunbridge Wells, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 13 February 2018; the record was last updated on 23 October 2018.
40 MWbattery storage
operationalstatus in REPD
23 October 2018record last updated
Tunbridge Wellscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 August 2016 | Application submitted |
| 13 August 2017 | Construction started |
| 13 February 2018 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 40 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 23 October 2018
- Operator or applicant
- Low Carbon
- Planning authority
- Tunbridge Wells
- Planning application reference
- 16/06052/FULL
- Address (REPD)
- Land at Huggin's Hall, Glassenbury Road, Cranbrook, Kent
- Council area (by location)
- Tunbridge Wells
- REPD reference
- 7129
Who decides
| Applications | Tunbridge Wells | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 25 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (28%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 5 of 20 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 15.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huggin's Hall (Extension) | battery storage | 9.9 | permission expired | <0.1 |
| Glassenbury | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 0.6 |
| Netters Farm, Attwaters Lane | solar farm | 10 | refused | 3.3 |
| Solar PV Farm | solar farm | 18 | application submitted | 5.3 |
| Widehurst Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 7.3 |
| Maidstone Road, Horsmonden - Paddock Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | under construction | 8.0 |
| Land At Pullen Farm | solar farm | 10 | refused on appeal | 8.6 |
| Great Pagehurst Farm | solar farm | 13.6 | refused on appeal | 8.8 |
| Eckley Farms, Marden Solar Energy Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 9.5 |
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 (51.0936, 0.5083).