Maldon Hall (40 MW battery storage)
Maldon Hall is a 40 MW battery storage project in Maldon, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 13 May 2019, not yet built; the record was last updated on 23 December 2021. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 13 May 2022, so the project may not go ahead in this form. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 13 May 2022, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 29 September 2017 | Application submitted |
| 15 December 2017 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 14 January 2019 | Appeal lodged |
| 13 May 2019 | Planning permission granted |
| 13 May 2019 | Appeal allowed |
| 13 May 2022 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 40 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 23 December 2021
- Operator or applicant
- Green Investment Group
- Planning authority
- Maldon
- Planning application reference
- 17/01106/FUL
- Appeal reference
- APP/X1545/W/18/3204562
- Address (REPD)
- Land North West Of Maldon Hall, Spital Road, Maldon
- Council area (by location)
- Maldon
- Time to decision
- 84 weeks
- REPD reference
- 7095
Who decides
| Applications | Maldon | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 20 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 11 (55%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 7 of 13 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 4 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 19.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 4 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maldon Wycke Solar Farm | solar farm | 25 | operational | 2.9 |
| Prentice’s Farm- Solar Farm | solar farm | 21 | approved, not built | 5.4 |
| Corporation Farm | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 5.4 |
| Beckingham Road | solar farm | 10.7 | refused | 6.0 |
| Jackletts Farm | solar farm | 10 | refused | 6.3 |
| Land West Of Flambirds Farm | solar farm | 5 | refused | 6.6 |
| Little Braxted Solar Park | solar farm | 15 | appeal withdrawn | 8.1 |
| St Cleres Hall Pit Solar Array | solar farm | 25 | approved, not built | 8.3 |
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 (51.7293, 0.6712).