Richborough Energy Park (49.9 MW)
Richborough Energy Park is a 49.9 MW battery storage project in Dover, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 December 2023; the record was last updated on 11 January 2024.
49.9 MWbattery storage
operationalstatus in REPD
11 January 2024record last updated
Dovercouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 4 November 2020 | Application submitted |
| 13 May 2021 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 December 2023 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 11 January 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Richborough Energy Park Limited
- Planning authority
- Thanet
- Planning application reference
- F/TH/20/1467
- Address (REPD)
- Richborough Energy Park
- Council area (by location)
- Dover
- Time to decision
- 27 weeks
- REPD reference
- 8195
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 | <0.1 |
| Richborough Energy Park - Phase 3 (Sheaf) | battery storage | 249 | under construction | 0.3 |
| Ebbsfleet Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 0.3 |
| Harrington Franklin, Richborough Energy Park | battery storage | 49.9 | under construction | 0.8 |
| Ebbsfleet Lane | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 0.9 |
| Wharf Road, Discovery Park | battery storage | 10 | approved, not built | 2.5 |
| Minster Abbey, Bedlam Court Lane | solar farm | 33 | under construction | 2.8 |
| Thorne Farm | solar farm | 6.2 | operational | 3.0 |
| Land near Manston | solar | 8.1 | refused | 3.9 |
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, 1.343).