Plot 2B EurolinkV (20 MW battery storage)
Plot 2B EurolinkV is a 20 MW battery storage project in Swale, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction since 1 October 2021; the record was last updated on 13 December 2021.
20 MWbattery storage
under constructionstatus in REPD
13 December 2021record last updated
Swalecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 3 May 2019 | Application submitted |
| 25 July 2019 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 October 2021 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 20 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 13 December 2021
- Operator or applicant
- Trenport Investments
- Planning authority
- Swale
- Planning application reference
- 19/502257/FULL
- Address (REPD)
- Plot 2B Eurolink V, Sittingbourne, Land orth of Swale Way, Sittingbourne
- Council area (by location)
- Swale
- Time to decision
- 12 weeks
- REPD reference
- 7383
Who decides
| Applications | Swale | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 40 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (12%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 30 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 7 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 15.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 3 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tonge Corner Farm | solar farm | 22 | operational | 1.3 |
| Ridham Avenue, Swale Way - Kemsley Battery Energy Storage | battery storage | 249 | approved, not built | 2.2 |
| Kemsley Energy Park Battery Storage | battery storage | 120 | approved, not built | 2.8 |
| Kemsley Substation | battery storage | 49.9 | operational | 2.9 |
| Pitstock Farm | solar farm | 41 | approved, not built | 4.5 |
| Orchard Farm | solar farm | 10 | operational | 5.5 |
| Raspberry | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 5.7 |
| Bobbing solar farm | solar farm | 11.3 | operational | 5.7 |
| Vigo Lane, Borden Solar Farm | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 6.3 |
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 (51.3463, 0.7693).