Whites Farm (49.9 MW battery storage)
Whites Farm is a 49.9 MW battery storage project in Basildon, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 6 July 2023; the record was last updated on 2 August 2023.
49.9 MWbattery storage
refusedstatus in REPD
2 August 2023record last updated
Basildoncouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 29 July 2022 | Application submitted |
| 6 July 2023 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 2 August 2023
- Operator or applicant
- Anglo Renewables Limited
- Planning authority
- Basildon
- Planning application reference
- 22/01108/FULL
- Address (REPD)
- Whites Farm Barleylands Road
- Council area (by location)
- Basildon
- Time to decision
- 49 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Whites Farm - Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 11880
Who decides
| Applications | Basildon | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 20 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (10%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 12 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 8 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 16.8 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barleylands Solar Farm | solar farm | 17 | approved, not built | 0.7 |
| Crays Hall Farm Solar Arrays | solar farm | 25.6 | operational | 2.0 |
| Outwood Farm (Phase 1) | solar farm | 5 | operational | 2.9 |
| Outwood Farm (Phase 2) | solar farm | 7 | approved, not built | 2.9 |
| Nevendon | battery storage | 10 | operational | 3.2 |
| Nevendon Battery Storage Extension | battery storage | 5 | operational | 3.2 |
| Ford Research And Engineering Centre, Dunton Solar Farm | solar farm | 5.2 | operational | 3.4 |
| Lower Dunton Road | battery storage | 368 | application submitted | 5.0 |
| Crouch Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | operational | 5.0 |
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 (51.5954, 0.449).