Kent Street, Cowfold (57 MW battery storage)
Kent Street, Cowfold is a 57 MW battery storage project in Horsham, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 19 July 2024; the record was last updated on 13 August 2024.
57 MWbattery storage
refusedstatus in REPD
13 August 2024record last updated
Horshamcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 26 January 2024 | Application submitted |
| 19 July 2024 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 57 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 13 August 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Enso Energy / Bolney Green Energy Hub
- Planning authority
- Horsham
- Planning application reference
- DC/24/0054
- Address (REPD)
- W/O Kent Street, Cowfold, Horsham
- Council area (by location)
- Horsham
- Time to decision
- 25 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Kent Street, Cowfold - Battery Energy Storage System
- REPD reference
- 14922
Who decides
| Applications | Horsham | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 23 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 4 (17%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 19 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 4 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 19.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 3 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolney Substation | battery storage | 264 | approved, not built | 1.4 |
| Bolney | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 1.5 |
| Libra Energy Stability Project | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 1.8 |
| Coombe Solar Farm | solar farm | 15.3 | permission expired | 1.9 |
| Solar Farm & Battery Storage at Cobwood Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 3.4 |
| Land Parcel North of Goddards | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.4 |
| Ford Farm (Ashurst) | solar farm | 10 | operational | 7.0 |
| Priors Byne Farm | solar farm | 7.6 | operational | 7.9 |
| Great Oak Energy Hub | battery storage | 400 | approved, not built | 8.3 |
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 (50.983, -0.2453).