Rushett Lane (30 MW battery storage)
Rushett Lane is a 30 MW battery storage project in Reigate and Banstead, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 3 April 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 6 May 2025.
30 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
6 May 2025record last updated
Reigate and Bansteadcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 16 April 2024 | Application submitted |
| 16 July 2024 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 25 November 2024 | Appeal lodged |
| 3 April 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 3 April 2025 | Appeal allowed |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 30 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 6 May 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Enso Energy
- Planning authority
- Epsom and Ewell
- Planning application reference
- 24/00756/FUL
- Appeal reference
- APP/Z5630/W/24/3354873
- Address (REPD)
- North Of Rushett Lane Chessington
- Council area (by location)
- Reigate and Banstead
- Time to decision
- 50 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Rushett Lane - Battery Storage System
- REPD reference
- 15398
Who decides
Epsom and Ewell has 5 decided solar, wind or battery applications in REPD — too few for a refusal rate (we show one from 10 decisions). Across all UK planning authorities 19% of 10,236 decisions were refusals.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnett Wood Lane | battery storage | 98 | approved, not built | 5.6 |
| Fair Oak Lane | battery storage | 49.9 | refused on appeal | 6.5 |
| Cobham Road, Bookham Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.5 | approved, not built | 9.3 |
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 (51.3099, -0.2411).