Moor Hall Farm, Moor Hall Drive (400 MW battery storage)
Moor Hall Farm, Moor Hall Drive is a 400 MW battery storage project in Wealden, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 23 September 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 7 November 2025.
400 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
7 November 2025record last updated
Wealdencouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 24 January 2025 | Application submitted |
| 23 September 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 23 September 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 400 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 7 November 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Balance Power Projects Limited
- Planning authority
- Wealden
- Planning application reference
- WD/2024/2957/MAJ
- Address (REPD)
- Moor Hall Farm, Moor Hall Drive, Ninfield, Battle
- Council area (by location)
- Wealden
- Time to decision
- 35 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Moor Hall Farm, Moor Hall Drive - Battery Energy Storage Facility
- REPD reference
- 16245
Who decides
| Applications | Wealden | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 35 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 4 (11%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 28 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 6 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 11.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pashley Farm, Ninfield Road | battery storage | 130 | application submitted | 1.6 |
| Pashley Farm | solar farm | 11.5 | operational | 1.7 |
| Eastlands Farm, Catsfield - Catsfield Battery Energy Storage Facility | battery storage | 240 | approved, not built | 2.0 |
| Catsfield Christmas Tree Farm, The Stream | battery storage | 99.9 | application submitted | 2.0 |
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 (50.8861, 0.4148).