Rayleigh Transforming Station (10.8 MW battery storage)
Rayleigh Transforming Station is a 10.8 MW battery storage project in Rochford, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: planning permission expired on 8 November 2020; the record was last updated on 23 March 2020.
10.8 MWbattery storage
permission expiredstatus in REPD
23 March 2020record last updated
Rochfordcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 2 May 2017 | Application submitted |
| 31 August 2017 | Planning permission granted |
| 8 November 2020 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 10.8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- permission expired
- Record last updated
- 23 March 2020
- Operator or applicant
- Aura Power / South East Grid Storage Two
- Planning authority
- Rochford
- Planning application reference
- 17/00437/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Rayleigh Transforming Station, High Mead, Rayleigh, Essex
- Council area (by location)
- Rochford
- Time to decision
- 17 weeks
- REPD reference
- 6984
Who decides
| Applications | Rochford | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 12 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 3 (25%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 9 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 25.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Wheatley Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 30 | under construction | 0.6 |
| Fairlawns Farm, Chelmsford Road | battery storage | 480 | approved, not built | 1.1 |
| Dollymans Storage | battery storage | 100 | operational | 2.1 |
| Rayleigh Spur Roundabout, Benfleet | battery storage | 150 | application submitted | 4.1 |
| Southlands Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 24.6 | approved, not built | 4.9 |
| Battlesbridge Bypass, Rettendon | battery storage | 100 | refused | 6.0 |
| Nevendon | battery storage | 10 | operational | 6.7 |
| Nevendon Battery Storage Extension | battery storage | 5 | operational | 6.7 |
| South Fambridge Hall Solar farm & Battery storage | solar farm | 50 | under construction | 8.2 |
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 (51.5856, 0.5913).