Penn Croft Farm, Crondall (100 MW battery storage)
Penn Croft Farm, Crondall is a 100 MW battery storage project in Hart, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 30 January 2023, not yet built; the record was last updated on 24 December 2021. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 30 January 2026, 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 30 January 2026, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 16 December 2021 | Application submitted |
| 30 January 2023 | Planning permission granted |
| 30 January 2026 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 100 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 24 December 2021
- Operator or applicant
- Fleet BESS Limited & SSE Energy Solutions Limited
- Planning authority
- Hart
- Planning application reference
- 21/02937/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Penn Croft Farm Penn Croft Crondall Farnham
- Council area (by location)
- Hart
- Time to decision
- 59 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Penn Croft Farm, Crondall - Battery Energy Storage Facility
- REPD reference
- 10163
Who decides
| Applications | Hart | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 18 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (28%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 10 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 8 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 34.8 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 3 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rye Common | battery storage | 49.5 | approved, not built | 1.6 |
| Bowenhurst Farm, Mill Lane | battery storage | 100 | refused | 1.6 |
| Blue Bell Lodge, Rye Common Lane | battery storage | 49.5 | approved, not built | 1.8 |
| Fleet Substation | battery storage | 49.9 | application withdrawn | 1.8 |
| Crondall Road, Crondall - Fleet Bramley Battery Energy Storage | battery storage | 99.9 | approved, not built | 2.4 |
| Coxmoor Wood, Crondall Road | battery storage | 57 | approved, not built | 3.2 |
| Fleet Hill Solar Farm | solar farm | 47.5 | under construction | 3.4 |
| Marsh House Solar Park | solar farm | 5.5 | operational | 4.6 |
| Hungerford Farm | solar farm | 5 | 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 (51.2372, -0.891).