Mannington Battery Energy Storage System (49.9 MW)
Mannington Battery Energy Storage System is a 49.9 MW battery storage project in Dorset, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction since 1 April 2025; the record was last updated on 26 March 2021.
49.9 MWbattery storage
under constructionstatus in REPD
26 March 2021record last updated
Dorsetcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 22 January 2021 | Application submitted |
| 2 July 2021 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 April 2025 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 26 March 2021
- Operator or applicant
- EDF Energy Renewables
- Planning authority
- Dorset
- Planning application reference
- 3/21/0137/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Land off Holt Road
- Council area (by location)
- Dorset
- Time to decision
- 23 weeks
- REPD reference
- 8833
Who decides
| Applications | Dorset | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 125 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 23 (18%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 15 of 105 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 5 of 5 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 15 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 19.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 6 / 6 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holt Road | battery storage | 47.5 | approved, not built | 0.9 |
| Wedgehill Farm | solar farm | 13 | operational | 1.4 |
| Verwood Solar Farm | solar farm | 20.4 | operational | 2.3 |
| Homeland Solar Farm | solar farm | 13.2 | operational | 2.6 |
| Woodlands Manor Farm, Horton Solar Farm | solar farm | 30 | approved, not built | 3.7 |
| Bedborough Farm | solar farm | 7 | operational | 3.8 |
| North Farm, Horton Solar Farm | solar farm | 19 | approved, not built | 5.1 |
| Chapel Lane Parley Solar Farm Phase 2 | solar farm | 36 | operational | 6.7 |
| Chapel Lane Parley Solar Farm Phase 1 | solar farm | 20 | operational | 6.9 |
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 (50.8484, -1.9018).