Sellindge Substation, Church Lane (57 MW battery storage)
Sellindge Substation, Church Lane is a 57 MW battery storage project in Ashford, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 4 August 2023, not yet built; the record was last updated on 11 September 2023.
57 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
11 September 2023record last updated
Ashfordcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 27 September 2022 | Application submitted |
| 4 August 2023 | Planning permission granted |
| 4 August 2026 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 57 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 11 September 2023
- Operator or applicant
- Pivoted Power Llp
- Planning authority
- Ashford
- Planning application reference
- PA/2022/2544
- Address (REPD)
- West of National Grid Converter Station, Church Lane, Aldington,
- Council area (by location)
- Ashford
- Time to decision
- 44 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Sellindge Substation, Church Lane - Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 12351
Who decides
| Applications | Ashford | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 30 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 8 (27%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 6 of 21 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 9 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 12.7 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partridge Farm | solar farm | 10.6 | operational | 0.4 |
| East Stour Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 1.4 |
| Stonestreet Green Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 99.9 | approved, not built | 2.5 |
| Harringe Brooks Wind Park | wind farm | 15 | application submitted | 2.8 |
| Forty Acre Wood, The Street | battery storage | 300 | refused | 4.0 |
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 (51.1056, 0.975).