Thurrock Flexible Generation Plant (150 MW battery storage)
Thurrock Flexible Generation Plant is a 150 MW battery storage project in Thurrock, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational; the record was last updated on 26 August 2025. As a nationally significant project, it was decided by the Secretary of State responsible for energy at the time on a Development Consent Order after examination by the Planning Inspectorate (EN010092).
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 10 June 2020 | Application submitted |
| 16 February 2022 | Development consent granted (Secretary of State) |
| 1 July 2023 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (co-located with fossil fuel plant)
- Capacity
- 150 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 26 August 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Thurrock Power
- Planning authority
- The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure
- Planning application reference
- EN010092
- Address (REPD)
- Thurrock Flexible Generation Plant Fort Road Tilbury
- Council area (by location)
- Thurrock
- Time to decision
- 88 weeks
- REPD reference
- 7696
Official project record at the Planning Inspectorate (EN010092)
Who decides
As a nationally significant project, it was decided by the Secretary of State responsible for energy at the time on a Development Consent Order after examination by the Planning Inspectorate (EN010092). All Energy Secretary decisions on solar and wind farms. The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure refused 7% of 46 decided solar, wind and battery applications in REPD (median 73 weeks to a decision). Across all UK planning authorities 19% of 10,236 decided applications were refused.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Place Solar Farm | solar farm | 23.2 | refused | 2.4 |
| Barvills Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.2 |
| Tilbury Energy Centre | battery storage | 100 | abandoned | 3.2 |
| Tilbury Docks | wind farm | 12 | operational | 3.3 |
| Thames Way, Northfleet | battery storage | 100 | application submitted | 4.2 |
| Foxhounds Lane, Southfleet | battery storage | 300 | refused | 5.9 |
| Broadditch Battery Energy | battery storage | 11 | operational | 6.2 |
| New Barn Road | battery storage | 35 | approved, not built | 6.5 |
| Dartford BESS | battery storage | 300 | application withdrawn | 6.5 |
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 (51.4577, 0.3838).