Land Adj Harmer Warren Quarry (10 MW battery storage)
Land Adj Harmer Warren Quarry is a 10 MW battery storage project in New Forest, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction since 16 November 2022; the record was last updated on 9 December 2022.
10 MWbattery storage
under constructionstatus in REPD
9 December 2022record last updated
New Forestcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 30 November 2017 | Application submitted |
| 16 November 2022 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 10 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 9 December 2022
- Operator or applicant
- New Forest Energy (formerly Somerley Estate)
- Planning authority
- New Forest
- Planning application reference
- 17/11630
- Address (REPD)
- Land Adj Harmer Warren Quarry, Plumley, Harbridge Drove, Ellingham, Ringwood
- Council area (by location)
- New Forest
- REPD reference
- 7143
Who decides
| Applications | New Forest | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 26 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (27%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 6 of 22 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 4 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 11.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamer Warren Solar Farm | solar farm | 23 | under construction | 0.4 |
| Warren Park Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 2.3 |
| Cross Roads Plantation | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.0 |
| Verwood Solar Farm | solar farm | 20.4 | operational | 5.5 |
| Homeland Solar Farm | solar farm | 13.2 | operational | 5.7 |
| Holt Road | battery storage | 47.5 | approved, not built | 6.8 |
| Wedgehill Farm | solar farm | 13 | operational | 6.8 |
| Mannington Battery Energy Storage System | battery storage | 49.9 | under construction | 7.6 |
| Woodlands Manor Farm, Horton Solar Farm | solar farm | 30 | approved, not built | 8.7 |
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 (50.8866, -1.8122).