Lye Green Energy Storage (25 MW)
Lye Green Energy Storage is a 25 MW battery storage project in Buckinghamshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on appeal on 2 April 2019; the record was last updated on 27 June 2019.
25 MWbattery storage
refused on appealstatus in REPD
27 June 2019record last updated
Buckinghamshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 21 June 2018 | Application submitted |
| 9 January 2019 | Appeal lodged |
| 2 April 2019 | Appeal refused |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 25 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 27 June 2019
- Operator or applicant
- Harmony Energy Storage
- Planning authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Planning application reference
- PL/18/2421/FA
- Appeal reference
- APP/X0415/W/18/3212793
- Address (REPD)
- Land Adjacent To Electricity Transform Station Lycrome Road Chesham Buckinghamshire
- Council area (by location)
- Buckinghamshire
- REPD reference
- 7195
Who decides
| Applications | Buckinghamshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 80 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 19 (24%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 14 of 68 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 9 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 15.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 6 / 7 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pudds Cross Farm, Pudds Cross Solar Panels & Battery Energy Storage | solar farm | 22 | approved, not built | 3.2 |
| Little Heath Lane | solar farm | 25 | application submitted | 5.5 |
| Mop End Farm, Mop End Lane | battery storage | 500 | application submitted | 8.2 |
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 (51.7212, -0.589).