Stephenson Road - Urban Reserve Flexible Energy Facility (6 MW battery storage)
Stephenson Road - Urban Reserve Flexible Energy Facility is a 6 MW battery storage project in Colchester, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 28 October 2022, not yet built; the record was last updated on 27 May 2022. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 28 October 2025, so the project may not go ahead in this form. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 28 October 2025, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2022 | Application submitted |
| 28 October 2022 | Planning permission granted |
| 28 October 2025 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 6 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 27 May 2022
- Operator or applicant
- AMP Energy Services LImited
- Planning authority
- Colchester
- Planning application reference
- 221033
- Address (REPD)
- C P S House, Stephenson Road, Colchester
- Council area (by location)
- Colchester
- Time to decision
- 24 weeks
- REPD reference
- 11362
Who decides
| Applications | Colchester | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 24 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (8%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 19 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 13.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boxted Airfield | solar farm | 18.8 | operational | 2.4 |
| Chancery Farm (Ardleigh) | solar farm | 11.9 | operational | 4.4 |
| Boxted | solar farm | 20 | application submitted | 4.7 |
| Ardleigh Road, Little Bromley | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 5.8 |
| Bluegates Solar Park | solar farm | 10.5 | operational | 8.4 |
| Holmwood Solar Farm | solar farm | 19 | refused on appeal | 9.1 |
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 (51.9211, 0.9324).