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The laying out of a battery storage facility, intermediate substation, water storage tank, cabling, fencing, access tracks and associated drainage infrastructure on field to west of National Grid Sellindge Converter Substation.

Field to West of National Grid Converter Station, Church Lane, Aldington, Kent, TN25 6AF

Decision MadeReference: PA/2022/2544Ashford Borough Council

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Application summary

Status
Decision Made
Application type
Full planning permission
Received
27 Sept 2022
Validated
27 Sept 2022
Determination deadline
7 Aug 2023
Local authority
Ashford Borough Council

Application overview

The laying out of a battery storage facility, intermediate substation, water storage tank, cabling, fencing, access tracks and associated drainage infrastructure on field to west of National Grid Sellindge Converter Substation.

Proposal details

Reference
PA/2022/2544
Ward
Bircholt
Parish
Smeeth
Agent
Ms Rhian Thomas

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Application location

Field to West of National Grid Converter Station, Church Lane, Aldington, Kent, TN25 6AF

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Documents 56 of 56

DocumentPublishedAction
Designations PlanAdditional plans · PDF27 Sept 2022View
Noise Impact AssessmentNoise impact assessment · PDF27 Sept 2022View
BESS Control Room ArrangementAdditional plans · PDF27 Sept 2022View
KCC: Highways & TransportationConsultee · PDF19 Dec 2022View
Heritage statementHeritage statement · PDF27 Sept 2022View
Sellindge Wet Woodland photographsSupporting Documents · PDF9 Mar 2023View
KCC: Ecological Advice ServiceConsultee · PDF25 Jan 2023View
Kent Fire Rescue Service commentsConsultee · PDF15 Jun 2023View
Save Aldington Group LimitedGeneral Comment · PDF20 Mar 2023View
Flood Risk Assessment and Surface Water Drainage StrategyFlood risk assessment · PDF27 Sept 2022View
Application FormApplication · PDF27 Sept 2022View
Character PlanAdditional plans · PDF27 Sept 2022View
Press ExtractOther · PDF14 Oct 2022View
Network RailConsultee · PDF4 Nov 2022View
Landscape and Visual Assessment drawings LA/004A-ESupporting Documents · PDF27 Jan 2023View
Report to Planning CommitteeOfficer Report · PDF5 Jul 2023View
Derek BurlesObjection Comment · PDF3 Apr 2023View
Fencing & CCTV ArrangementAdditional plans · PDF27 Sept 2022View
Kent Fire & RescueConsultee · PDF11 May 2023View
BESS 33kV Switch Room ArrangementAdditional plans · PDF27 Sept 2022View
Compound Layout PlanPlan · PDF27 Sept 2022View
Response to Ecology commentsSupporting Documents · PDF6 Mar 2023View
KCC: Flood & Water ManagementConsultee · PDF29 Mar 2023View
Update Ecological AppraisalSupporting Documents · PDF27 Sept 2022View
Biodiversity Net Gain AssessmentSupporting Documents · PDF7 Oct 2022View
KCC: Biodiversity commentsConsultee · PDF20 Apr 2023View
Battery ArrangementAdditional plans · PDF27 Sept 2022View
Supplement Update Report to Planning CommitteeOfficer Report · PDF5 Jul 2023View
Planning Committee AgendaPlanning Committee · PDF28 Jun 2023View
Site PlanPlan · PDF27 Sept 2022View
Environment Agency responseConsultee · PDF9 Mar 2023View
Spare Parts Container ArrangementAdditional plans · PDF27 Sept 2022View
Landscape ProposalsAdditional plans · PDF27 Sept 2022View
River Stour Drainage Board · PDF23 Mar 2023View
Draft Construction Traffic Management Plan (CTMP)Supporting Documents · PDF6 Mar 2023View
Applicant response to public commentsSupporting Documents · PDF6 Mar 2023View
Landscape ProposalsPlan · PDF1 Feb 2023View
Viewpoint Location PlanPlan · PDF27 Sept 2022View
Site ElevationsPlan · PDF27 Sept 2022View
Landscape and Visual AppraisalSupporting Documents · PDF27 Sept 2022View
Letter from Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities (no call-in)Correspondence · PDF28 Jul 2023View
PCS & Transformer ArrangementAdditional plans · PDF27 Sept 2022View
Example images of proposed developmentSupporting Documents · PDF6 Mar 2023View
Feeder Pillar ArrangementAdditional plans · PDF27 Sept 2022View
Auxiliary & Earthing Transformer ArrangementAdditional plans · PDF27 Sept 2022View
132kV Transformer Compound ArrangementAdditional plans · PDF27 Sept 2022View
KCC Flood & Water Management (SUDS) CommentsConsultee · PDF8 Nov 2022View
Water Tank ArrangementPlans · PDF16 Jun 2023View
Applicant response to HS1 commentsSupporting Documents · PDF9 Feb 2023View
Edward EvansObjection Comment · PDF4 Nov 2022View
Compound Layout PlanPlans · PDF16 Jun 2023View
Location PlanPlan · PDF27 Sept 2022View
LV Auxiliary Switch Room ArrangementAdditional plans · PDF27 Sept 2022View
KCC Archaeology CommentsConsultee · PDF2 Nov 2022View
Planning and Design & Access StatementPlanning statement · PDF27 Sept 2022View
Decision Notice 16391.pdf · PDF4 Aug 2023View

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