Sacketts Hill Farm (22 MW battery storage)
Sacketts Hill Farm is a 22 MW battery storage project in Thanet, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 6 August 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 19 August 2025.
22 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
19 August 2025record last updated
Thanetcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 30 May 2024 | Application submitted |
| 29 August 2024 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 6 August 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 6 August 2025 | Appeal allowed |
| 6 August 2030 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 22 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 19 August 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Greenfield Limited
- Planning authority
- Thanet
- Planning application reference
- F/TH/24/0575
- Appeal reference
- APP/Z2260/W/25/3361310
- Address (REPD)
- Land North Of Sacketts Hill Farm Sacketts Hill
- Council area (by location)
- Thanet
- Time to decision
- 62 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Sacketts Hill Farm - Battery Energy Storage System
- REPD reference
- 16556
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manston Solar Farm extension (Westwood) | solar farm | 9.2 | operational | 2.6 |
| Hengrove Farm, Shottendane Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 30 | approved, not built | 2.9 |
| Manston Solar Farm | solar farm | 9.9 | operational | 3.0 |
| Land near Manston | solar | 8.1 | refused | 3.7 |
| Thorne Farm | solar farm | 6.2 | operational | 5.0 |
| Ebbsfleet Lane | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 6.6 |
| Minster Abbey, Bedlam Court Lane | solar farm | 33 | under construction | 7.1 |
| Richborough Energy Park - Phase 3 (Sheaf) | battery storage | 249 | under construction | 7.3 |
| Richborough Energy Park | battery storage | 49.9 | operational | 7.5 |
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 (51.368, 1.402).