Littlebrook Battery Storage (7.5 MW)
Littlebrook Battery Storage is a 7.5 MW battery storage project in Dartford, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 December 2017; the record was last updated on 2 February 2026.
7.5 MWbattery storage
operationalstatus in REPD
2 February 2026record last updated
Dartfordcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 14 July 2016 | Application submitted |
| 12 September 2016 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 January 2017 | Construction started |
| 1 December 2017 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 7.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 2 February 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Camborne Energy / Noriker Power
- Planning authority
- Dartford
- Planning application reference
- 16/01136/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Land Off Albion Road Dartford
- Council area (by location)
- Dartford
- Time to decision
- 9 weeks
- REPD reference
- 20327
Who decides
| Applications | Dartford | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 18 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 1 (6%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 13 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 9.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albion Road | battery storage | 5 | application withdrawn | <0.1 |
| Land Adjacent Davanden Kennels | battery storage | 7.5 | abandoned | 1.0 |
| Bean Lane | battery storage | 104 | application withdrawn | 2.3 |
| Darenth Road | battery storage | 99.9 | approved, not built | 3.2 |
| Aveley Landfill, Sandy Lane PV Solar Array & Battery Energy Storage | solar farm | 16 | approved, not built | 5.0 |
| New Barn Road | battery storage | 35 | approved, not built | 6.1 |
| Dartford BESS | battery storage | 300 | application withdrawn | 6.1 |
| Tilbury Docks | wind farm | 12 | operational | 6.1 |
| Foxhounds Lane, Southfleet | battery storage | 300 | refused | 6.3 |
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 (51.4593, 0.2489).