Kemsley Substation (49.9 MW battery storage)
Kemsley Substation is a 49.9 MW battery storage project in Swale, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 25 October 2021; the record was last updated on 9 March 2026.
49.9 MWbattery storage
operationalstatus in REPD
9 March 2026record last updated
Swalecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 24 May 2019 | Application submitted |
| 20 September 2019 | Planning permission granted |
| 15 November 2019 | Construction started |
| 25 October 2021 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 9 March 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Pivot Power
- Planning authority
- Swale
- Planning application reference
- 19/502514/FULL
- Address (REPD)
- Land To The South Of Kemsley S, Ypres Drive, Kemsley, Sittingbourne, Kent
- Council area (by location)
- Swale
- Time to decision
- 17 weeks
- REPD reference
- 7368
Who decides
| Applications | Swale | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 40 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (12%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 30 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 7 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 15.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 3 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kemsley Energy Park Battery Storage | battery storage | 120 | approved, not built | 0.2 |
| Ridham Avenue, Swale Way - Kemsley Battery Energy Storage | battery storage | 249 | approved, not built | 0.7 |
| Plot 2B EurolinkV | battery storage | 20 | under construction | 2.9 |
| Tonge Corner Farm | solar farm | 22 | operational | 3.0 |
| Orchard Farm | solar farm | 10 | operational | 3.0 |
| Raspberry | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 3.2 |
| Bobbing solar farm | solar farm | 11.3 | operational | 3.9 |
| Land off Queenborough Road | battery storage | 40 | under construction | 5.0 |
| South Lees Farm | solar farm | 11 | operational | 5.9 |
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 (51.3668, 0.7425).