Kent Renewable Energy Limited Artillery Way Discovery Park Sandwich CT13 9DN Data via plota.co.uk

26/00633 - Removal or Variation of Condition(s) Approved

Proposal

Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission for (Installation of a battery energy storage system (BESS) and associated infrastructure) to allow for the siting of 3 additional storage containers, switch room, transformer, extended access road and new section of fence/gate Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Jul 2026
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Validated
11 Jul 2026
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Consultation
17 Jul 2026
✓
Approved
18 Sept 2026

Approved on 18 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 18 Sept 2026

Associated applications 3

Site constraints 8

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Folkestone to Ramsgate across the site
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site; the route and its margin are protected.
Special protection area 151 m away: Thanet Coast & Sandwich Bay
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
National infrastructure project 468 m away: Sea Link
The site is 468 m from the project boundary. Electricity line, awaiting the Secretary of State's decision. Also within 2 km: Richborough Connection Project (decided, 913 m); Thanet Extension Offshore Wind Farm (decided, 1382 m).
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI 150 m away: Sandwich Bay to Hacklinge Marshes SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Sandwich built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the Planning Inspectorate and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Dover
Application type
Removal or Variation of Condition(s)
Postcode
CT13 9DN
Received
10 Jul 2026
Validated
11 Jul 2026
Ward
Sandwich
Parish
SANDWICH
Case officer
Show
Target decision
5 Sept 2026
Decision
Grant Planning Permission
Decision date
18 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Greenvolt Power

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 18 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
17 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
5 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
Dover
Planning Authority Score
7.4/10
Good
#46 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Dover is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #28 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (92%) than the national average (90%).

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Dover decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
88%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #151 of 296
92%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #151 of 296
83%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #28 of 296
31%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #57 of 296
72%
Minor dwellings approved
105 decided (1-9 homes)
83%
Major dwellings approved
18 decided (10+ homes)
82%
Change of use approved
56 decided
772
Total decisions
89 refused in the year to March 2026