Nevendon Battery Storage Extension (5 MW)
Nevendon Battery Storage Extension is a 5 MW battery storage project in Basildon, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 23 October 2024; the record was last updated on 18 February 2025.
5 MWbattery storage
operationalstatus in REPD
18 February 2025record last updated
Basildoncouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 26 January 2023 | Application submitted |
| 15 May 2023 | Planning permission granted |
| 23 October 2024 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 18 February 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Belectric Solar Limited
- Planning authority
- Basildon
- Planning application reference
- 23/00079/FULL
- Address (REPD)
- Stevenson Farm Southend Arterial Road Cranes Industrial
- Council area (by location)
- Basildon
- Time to decision
- 16 weeks
- REPD reference
- 13197
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nevendon | battery storage | 10 | operational | <0.1 |
| Crays Hall Farm Solar Arrays | solar farm | 25.6 | operational | 2.6 |
| Rayleigh Spur Roundabout, Benfleet | battery storage | 150 | application submitted | 3.1 |
| Whites Farm | battery storage | 49.9 | refused | 3.2 |
| Barleylands Solar Farm | solar farm | 17 | approved, not built | 3.5 |
| Outwood Farm (Phase 1) | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.6 |
| Outwood Farm (Phase 2) | solar farm | 7 | approved, not built | 4.6 |
| Southlands Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 24.6 | approved, not built | 4.6 |
| Dollymans Storage | battery storage | 100 | operational | 4.8 |
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 (51.5933, 0.4949).