Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Application overview
Construction, operation and decommissioning of a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) facility and associated infrastructure
Proposal details
- Reference
- 71888
- Alternative references
- PP-13926223
- Ward
- Radcliffe - West
- Agent
- GP Planning Ltd
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Shore Top Farm, Kearsley Road, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 1FA
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Decision Notice or LetterDecision Notice or Letter | Not published | View |
| Decision Notice or LetterDecision Notice or Letter | Not published | View |
| Updated Site Selection Process October 2025Supporting Document | Not published | View |
| Response to comments made on the appliactionSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| site selection Assessment issue 3 dated 3/10/25Superceded plan | Not published | View |
| revised proposed access track 10008 rev 004Revised plan | Not published | View |
| Outline battery safety management PlanSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Fire service advisory noteConsultee Comments/Correspondence | Not published | View |
| Applicant's response to objectionsSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Fire safety statementSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Highway responseConsultee Comments/Correspondence | Not published | View |
| photomontages with superimposed facilitySupporting Document | Not published | View |
| BESS cross section 121-10007 rev 003All plans | Not published | View |
| Proposed site layout 121-10003 rev 016Revised plan | Not published | View |
| BESS cross section north-south 121-100017 rev 01All plans | Not published | View |
| United Utilities respsonseConsultee Comments/Correspondence | Not published | View |
| Revised Construction Traffic Management Plan July 2025 issue 2.Revised plan | Not published | View |
| Heras fencing gate 121-10015 001All plans | Not published | View |
| scd proposed site plan 1003 rev 015Superceded plan | Not published | View |
| EH contam land responseConsultee Comments/Correspondence | Not published | View |
| EH air quality responseConsultee Comments/Correspondence | Not published | View |
| GMEU responseConsultee Comments/Correspondence | Not published | View |
| United Utilities commentsConsultee Comments/Correspondence | Not published | View |
| Email from Coal Authority re. consultation responseConsultee Comments/Correspondence | Not published | View |
| Coal Authority - CommentConsultee Comments/Correspondence | Not published | View |
| Environmental Health Pollution Control responseConsultee Comments/Correspondence | Not published | View |
| Biodiversity MetricSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| scd site layoutSuperceded plan | Not published | View |
| Compound LayoutAll plans | Not published | View |
| Transformer station (dwg no. 121-10011)All plans | Not published | View |
| Fire sprinkler tankAll plans | Not published | View |
| Pallisade fence & CCTV (dwg no. 121-10005)All plans | Not published | View |
| Access track (dwg no. 121-10008)All plans | Not published | View |
| Proposed elevations & floor plan - BESS battery container (dwg no. 121-10010)All plans | Not published | View |
| BESS cross section (dwg no. 121-10007)All plans | Not published | View |
| Proposed elevations & floor plan - customer substation (dwg no. 121-10009)All plans | Not published | View |
| Proposed elevations & floor plan - DNO substation (dwg no. 121-100014)All plans | Not published | View |
| Proposed elevations & floor plan - storage container (dwg no. 121-10009)All plans | Not published | View |
| Proposed site layout & compound area (dwg no.121-10002)All plans | Not published | View |
| Application formApplication form | Not published | View |
| Proposed site layout with construction compound area (dwg no. 121-10024)All plans | Not published | View |
| Appendix H, I, JSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Appendix F and GSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Construction traffic management planSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Appendix M, N, OSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Appendix K Swept path analysis - fire tenderSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Groundsure maps 1Supporting Document | Not published | View |
| Groundsure maps 2Supporting Document | Not published | View |
| Groundsure maps 3Supporting Document | Not published | View |
| Groundsure maps 4Supporting Document | Not published | View |
| Phase I Geo-Environmental Assessment ReportSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Groundsure reportSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Groundsure maps 5Supporting Document | Not published | View |
| Biodiversity net gain assessmentSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Arboricultural impact assessmentSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Historic environment desk based assessmentSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Invasive non-native species surveySupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Site selection assessmentSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Noise impact assessmentSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Landscape & visual appraisalSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Preliminary ecological appraisalSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Flood risk assessment & drainage strategySupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Flood mapSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Outline SUDS design (dwg no.NEO01445_003I_A_Figure_4)All plans | Not published | View |
| Proposed site layout (dwg no. 121-10003)Superceded plan | Not published | View |
| Appendix B - hydrology photosSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Flow outputSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Watercourses and Photo Locations Figure 1Supporting Document | Not published | View |
| Topographic survey (dwg no. GPP1011-002)All plans | Not published | View |
| Topographical survey (dwg no. NEO01445_002I_A_Figure_2)All plans | Not published | View |
| Conditions surveySupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Landscape & visual appraisalSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Landscape masterplan (dwg no. 1120099-ADAS-XX-XX-DR-L-8000 02)All plans | Not published | View |
| Planning design & access statementSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Minreral resource assessmentSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Statement of community involvementSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Topographical survey (dwg no. GPP1011-003)All plans | Not published | View |
| Topographical survey (dwg no. GPP1011-001)All plans | Not published | View |
| Location plan (dwg no. 121-10014)Location Plan | Not published | View |
| scdsite layout (dwg no. 121-10003)Superceded plan | Not published | View |
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Decision & conditions
Decision Notice or Letter Decision Notice or LetterPlanning conditions
Conditions aren’t listed here. Read the council decision notice for the full decision and conditions.
