Issue - meetings

Proposed Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) and associated infrastructure.

Ian Taylor, a local resident, spoke against the application on behalf of a group of local residents.

Jonathan Cooper, Senior Development Manager of Grenergy (The Applicant), spoke in support of the application.

The Principal Planning Officer gave an update to the committee, summarised as follows:

The measurements of the battery units stated in paragraph 3.3 of the report were incorrect and should have read that the battery units proposed were 2.795 metres in height, 1.72 metres in width and 7.81 metres in length and that the skids were raised 0.15 metres above ground level.

She added that with regards to Section 5 of the report, Policy LPD10 (Pollution) was also relevant as it stated that planning permission would not be granted for development which would result in an unacceptable level of pollution or was likely to result in exposure to sources of pollution or risks to safety.

The Principal Planning Officer added that further correspondence had been received from neighbours, which had also been sent directly to members of the Planning Committee.  She then went on to introduce the report.

A request for a recorded vote was moved by Councillor Greensmith and seconded by Councillor Smith.

For the application:

Councillors Allan, Ellwood, Ellis, Najuk, Pearson, C Pope, G Pope, Strong and Wilkinson.

Against the application:

Councillors Barnes, Bestwick, Greensmith, Smith, Walker, Wheeler and Whiting.

Abstentions:

None.

The application was carried, and it was therefore

RESOLVED:

To Grant Planning Permission subject to the following conditions:

Conditions

 1       The development must not be begun later than three years beginning with the date of this permission.

 2       The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in strict accordance with the following approved plans and the submitted application form:

GRE001-SP-01_rev04- Site Location Plan received 6 March 2025

GRE001-PL-00_rev04 - Existing Site Layout Plan received 18 April 2024

GRE001-PL-01_rev08 - Site Layout Plan received 27 November 2024

GRE001-PL-02_rev08 - Site Layout Plan 1 to 500 received 27 November 2024

GRE001-FS-01_rev07 - Fire Strategy Plan received 27 November 2024

EW-001 Rev. 00 – Earthworks Layout received 18 April 2024

GRE001-EL-01_rev05 - Contextual Elevations (Sheet 1 of 3) received 18 April 2024

GRE001-EL-02_rev02 - Contextual Elevations (Sheet 2 of 3) received 18 April 2024

GRE001-EL-03_rev02 - Contextual Elevations (Sheet 3 of 3) received 18 April 2024

GRE001-SD-01_rev03 - 132kV Substation (Plan) received 18 April 2024

GRE001-SD-02_rev03 - 132kV Substation (Section) received 18 April 2024

GRE001-SD-03_rev02 - 2.4m Palisade Fence and Security Gate received 18 April 2024

GRE001-SD-04_rev02 - 20ft Welfare office or Spares container or SCADA Centre received 18 April 2024

GRE001-SD-05_rev03 - DNO Control Room received 18 April 2024

GRE001-SD-06_rev02 - CCTV Camera And Pole received 18 April 2024

GRE001-SD-07_rev02 - Access Track received 18 April 2024

GRE001-SD-08_rev02 - Aux Transformer received 18 April 2024

GRE001-SD-09_rev02 - Battery Unit received 18 April 2024

GRE001-SD-10_rev02 - Twin Skid (TX) received 18 April 2024

GRE001-SD-11_rev02 - PCSK Inverter received 18 April 2024

GRE001-SD-12_rev02 - Battery Interface Cabinet received  ...  view the full minutes text for item 63