Steyning Battery Energy Storage Facility (18 MW)
Steyning Battery Energy Storage Facility is an 18 MW battery storage project in Horsham, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: abandoned; the record was last updated on 20 March 2020.
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abandonedstatus in REPD
20 March 2020record last updated
Horshamcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 7 March 2018 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 18 MW
- Status (REPD)
- abandoned
- Record last updated
- 20 March 2020
- Operator or applicant
- AMDC Energy
- Planning authority
- Horsham
- Planning application reference
- DC/18/0298
- Address (REPD)
- Steyning WWTW, Kings Barn Lane, Steyning, West Sussex
- Council area (by location)
- Horsham
- REPD reference
- 7062
Who decides
| Applications | Horsham | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 23 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 4 (17%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 19 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 4 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 19.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 3 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Barn Farm Energy Barn | battery storage | 10 | operational | 0.6 |
| Horsham Road Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 1.7 |
| Huddlestone Farm | solar farm | 16 | refused on appeal | 1.7 |
| Horton Landfill Site, Henfield Road | solar farm | 12.5 | application submitted | 2.0 |
| Ford Farm (Ashurst) | solar farm | 10 | operational | 5.3 |
| Halewick Lane, Sompting Battery-based Energy Storage Facility | battery storage | 50 | under construction | 5.5 |
| Priors Byne Farm | solar farm | 7.6 | operational | 6.0 |
| Land off Hooklands Lane | solar farm | 5 | operational | 8.1 |
| Bolney | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 9.8 |
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 (50.895, -0.315).