Layhams Road (250 MW battery storage)
Layhams Road is a 250 MW battery storage project in Bromley, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 9 March 2026, not yet built; the record was last updated on 27 April 2026.
250 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
27 April 2026record last updated
Bromleycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 11 February 2025 | Application submitted |
| 9 March 2026 | Planning permission granted |
| 9 March 2026 | Appeal allowed |
| 9 March 2029 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 250 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 27 April 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Penso Power (BW ESS)
- Planning authority
- Bromley
- Planning application reference
- 24/04681/FULL1
- Appeal reference
- 25/00112/NONDET
- Address (REPD)
- N/O Warbank Social Club, Layhams Road, Keston
- Council area (by location)
- Bromley
- Time to decision
- 56 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Layhams Road - Battery Storage Facility
- REPD reference
- 15195
Who decides
Bromley has 8 decided solar, wind or battery applications in REPD — too few for a refusal rate (we show one from 10 decisions). Across all UK planning authorities 19% of 10,236 decisions were refusals.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biggin Hill Airport, Main Road | rooftop solar | 12 | under construction | 1.9 |
| Caterham Bypass | battery storage | 12 | approved, not built | 7.5 |
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 (51.3383, 0.0043).