Richborough Energy Park - Phase 3 (Sheaf) (249 MW)
Richborough Energy Park - Phase 3 (Sheaf) is a 249 MW battery storage project in Dover, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction since 1 October 2024; the record was last updated on 11 November 2024.
249 MWbattery storage
under constructionstatus in REPD
11 November 2024record last updated
Dovercouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 25 April 2022 | Application submitted |
| 22 September 2022 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 October 2024 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 249 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 11 November 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Pacific Green
- Planning authority
- Thanet
- Planning application reference
- F/TH/22/0579
- Address (REPD)
- Richborough Energy Park, Sandwich Road, Ramsgate, Sandwich
- Council area (by location)
- Dover
- Time to decision
- 21 weeks
- REPD reference
- 11201
Who decides
| Applications | Thanet | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 27 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (7%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 20 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 7 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 10.7 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richborough Energy Park - Phase 2 | battery storage | 50.1 | operational | 0.3 |
| Richborough Energy Park | battery storage | 49.9 | operational | 0.3 |
| Ebbsfleet Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 0.6 |
| Harrington Franklin, Richborough Energy Park | battery storage | 49.9 | under construction | 0.7 |
| Ebbsfleet Lane | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 0.8 |
| Wharf Road, Discovery Park | battery storage | 10 | approved, not built | 2.5 |
| Minster Abbey, Bedlam Court Lane | solar farm | 33 | under construction | 3.0 |
| Thorne Farm | solar farm | 6.2 | operational | 3.0 |
| Land near Manston | solar | 8.1 | refused | 3.8 |
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 (51.312, 1.3468).