An energy storage facility has been given the green light despite fears it could “threaten the lives and health of residents”. Thanet District Council (TDC) has given retrospective planning permission for a 99.9-megawatt Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) at Richborough Energy Park, near Sandwich. Consent was originally given for battery storage in 2020, with a second phase in 2021. But developer Pacific Green built its project to different specifications and layouts than what was originally approved – so a retrospective planning application was needed. The application came to a meeting of …
