Lower Dunton Road (368 MW battery storage)
Lower Dunton Road is a 368 MW battery storage project in Basildon, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 25 October 2024, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 12 November 2024.
368 MWbattery storage
application submittedstatus in REPD
12 November 2024record last updated
Basildoncouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 25 October 2024 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 368 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 12 November 2024
- Operator or applicant
- LJ Construction UK Limited
- Planning authority
- Basildon
- Planning application reference
- 24/01239/FULL
- Address (REPD)
- Lower Dunton Road, Langdon Hills, Basildon
- Council area (by location)
- Basildon
- Name in REPD
- Lower Dunton Road - Battery Energy Storage System
- REPD reference
- 12458
Who decides
| Applications | Basildon | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 20 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (10%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 12 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 8 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 16.8 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Dunton Road Battery Storage Facility | battery storage | 28 | operational | 0.1 |
| Fairwind Farm | solar farm | 10 | operational | 0.4 |
| Lime Kilns Energy Centre | battery storage | 6 | approved, not built | 1.1 |
| Ford Research And Engineering Centre, Dunton Solar Farm | solar farm | 5.2 | operational | 1.8 |
| Crouch Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | operational | 2.8 |
| Bulphan Fen Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | under construction | 4.8 |
| Whites Farm | battery storage | 49.9 | refused | 5.0 |
| Barleylands Solar Farm | solar farm | 17 | approved, not built | 5.3 |
| Fen Lane, Bulphan Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | under construction | 5.7 |
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 (51.567, 0.3926).