Wouldham Road, Wouldham (7.5 MW battery storage)
Wouldham Road, Wouldham is a 7.5 MW battery storage project in Tonbridge and Malling, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 6 January 2022, not yet built; the record was last updated on 13 December 2021. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 6 January 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 6 January 2025, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 12 November 2021 | Application submitted |
| 6 January 2022 | Planning permission granted |
| 6 January 2025 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 7.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 13 December 2021
- Operator or applicant
- AMP Energy Services Limited
- Planning authority
- Tonbridge and Malling
- Planning application reference
- 21/03038/FL
- Address (REPD)
- E/O Wouldham Road & N/O School Lane, Wouldham, Rochester
- Council area (by location)
- Tonbridge and Malling
- Time to decision
- 8 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Wouldham Road, Wouldham - Battery Storage Facility
- REPD reference
- 10364
Who decides
| Applications | Tonbridge and Malling | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 12 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 1 (8%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 8 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 4 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 10.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sundridge Hill | battery storage | 49.5 | under construction | 2.7 |
| Aylesford BESS | battery storage | 29 | operational | 4.1 |
| Harp Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 15 | refused | 7.3 |
| Idleigh Court Road, New Ash Green | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 9.5 |
| Offham Landfill Site | solar farm | 10.2 | under construction | 9.6 |
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 (51.3522, 0.4624).