Kings Barn Farm Energy Barn (10 MW battery storage)
Kings Barn Farm Energy Barn is a 10 MW battery storage project in Horsham, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 31 March 2017; the record was last updated on 15 March 2019.
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operationalstatus in REPD
15 March 2019record last updated
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Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 22 July 2016 | Application submitted |
| 15 December 2016 | Construction started |
| 31 March 2017 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 10 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 15 March 2019
- Operator or applicant
- Anesco/ Green Hedge Energy UK
- Planning authority
- Horsham
- Planning application reference
- DC/16/1648
- Address (REPD)
- Kings Barn Farm, Steyning, West Sussex
- Council area (by location)
- Horsham
- Name in REPD
- Kings Barn Farm - Energy Barn
- REPD reference
- 6916
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steyning Battery Energy Storage Facility | battery storage | 18 | abandoned | 0.6 |
| Horsham Road Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 2.2 |
| Huddlestone Farm | solar farm | 16 | refused on appeal | 2.2 |
| Horton Landfill Site, Henfield Road | solar farm | 12.5 | application submitted | 2.3 |
| Halewick Lane, Sompting Battery-based Energy Storage Facility | battery storage | 50 | under construction | 4.9 |
| Ford Farm (Ashurst) | solar farm | 10 | operational | 5.9 |
| Priors Byne Farm | solar farm | 7.6 | operational | 6.5 |
| Land off Hooklands Lane | 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 (50.8898, -0.3172).