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Application Details
Application number	SMD/2022/0444	Application type	Full Planning - Large scale MAJOR apps
Site address	Land East of Cellarhead Substation , and West of Rownall Road , Wetley Rocks , Staffordshire ,	Proposal	Erection of a Flexible Energy Facility
Applicant name	C&S Energy Limited	Agent name	Mr Jake Stentiford Surface Planning
Applicant address		Agent address	155 , Grenoside , Sheffield , S35 8PN
Application status	Consultations/Re-consultations issued
Received date	05/08/2022	Valid date	22/08/2022
Fee due		Fee paid	0.00
Determination required date	21/11/2022	Agreed extended date	22/12/2022
Case Officer	Jane Curley
Start of Public Consultation period	26/08/2022	End of Public Consultation period	17/11/2022
Referred to Secretary of State date		Referral expiry date
Decision by	Planning Committee	Committee date	15/12/2022
Decision	Planning Permission - Approved	Decision Date	22/12/2022
Temp permission expiry date		Permission expiry date	21/12/2025
Legal Obligation ref.

Consultations
Name	Address
SCC (Highways)	C/o Staffordshire County Council, 3rd Floor, 1Staffordshire Place, Wedgwood Building, Tipping Street, ST16 2DH
The Owner / Occupier	Home Farm, Rownall Road, Wetley Rocks, ST9 0BT
SCC (Minerals)	Staffordshire County Council,
SCC (Flood Risk Management)	Staffordshire County Council, Flood Team,
SCC (Planning)	Staffordshire County Council, Planning Development Control, Stafford,
Peak & Northern Footpaths Society	48 Langtree Close, Cannock, WS12 3TT
Ramblers Association	48, Langtree Close, Cannock, Staffs, WS12 3TT
Severn Trent Water Ltd	Network Development, Regis Road, Tettenhall, Wolverhampton, WV6 8RU
Staffordshire Wildlife Trust	The Wolseley Centre, Wolseley Bridge, Stafford, ST17 0WT
SCC (Archaeolgy / Historic Environment)	Staffordshire County Council, Environmental Team Historic Environment,
SMDC Environmental Health	Environmental Health,
SMDC Trees
SMDC Waste (Operational Services)	LEEK
SMDC Service Commissioning team
SMDC Operational Services (Leisure / Recreation)
SMDC Regneration - Planning Policy	Moorlands House, Leek,
SMDC Regeneration - Economic Development	Moorlands House, Leek,
Cllr Michael Bowen	Cheddleton Ward,
Cllr Michael Worthington	Cheddleton Ward,
Cllr Sav Scalise	Cheddleton Ward,
Cheddleton Parish Council	34, The Walks, Leek, Staffordshire , ST13 8BY
The Owner / Occupier	Dove Cottage, Rownall Road, Wetley Rocks, ST9 0BT
The Owner / Occupier	Rownall Cottage, Rownall Road, Wetley Rocks, ST9 0BT
The Owner / Occupier	Rownall Hall Farm, Rownall Road, Wetley Rocks, ST9 0BT
The Owner / Occupier	Rownall Lodge, Rownall Road, Wetley Rocks, ST9 0BT
The Owner / Occupier	Rownall Ridge, Rownall Road, Wetley Rocks, ST9 0BT
The Owner / Occupier	Rownall Stables, Rownall Road, Wetley Rocks, ST9 0BT
The Owner / Occupier	Wood Farm, Thornyedge Road, Bagnall, ST9 9LB
The Owner / Occupier	Cellarhead Electricity Substation, Rownall Road, Wetley Rocks, ST9 0BS
The Owner / Occupier	Wood Cottage, Thornyedge Road, Bagnall, ST9 9LB
SCC (Education)	Principle School Organisation Officer, Staffordshire County Council, 6th Floor, Tipping Street, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST16 2DH

Attachments - Click the Description to view the attachment in a new window.
Date	Description
25/08/2022	Location Plan
25/08/2022	Site Layout
25/08/2022	Sections
25/08/2022	Sections
25/08/2022	Sections
25/08/2022	Sections
25/08/2022	Elevations
25/08/2022	Elevations
25/08/2022	Invertor Skid
25/08/2022	Battery Container
25/08/2022	Acoustic Fence Panel
25/08/2022	Gate
25/08/2022	Concrete Fire Wall
25/08/2022	Switchgear Container
25/08/2022	DNO DRP
25/08/2022	Substatation
25/08/2022	Substation Plan view
25/08/2022	Substation Section
25/08/2022	Substation Cross Sections
25/08/2022	Substation Cross Section
25/08/2022	Cellarhead LVA and Appendices
25/08/2022	LVA Figures
25/08/2022	Photos
25/08/2022	Photos
25/08/2022	Photos
25/08/2022	Photos
25/08/2022	Photos
25/08/2022	Heritage Assessment
25/08/2022	Heritage Assessment
25/08/2022	RPA Plan Rownall Road
25/08/2022	Tree Category Plan
25/08/2022	Application Form
25/08/2022	Preliminary Surface Water Drainage Layout
25/08/2022	Tree Survey
25/08/2022	Cellarhead FRA
25/08/2022	Extended Phase 1 Habitat Survey
25/08/2022	LVA Figure 6 - Landscape Mitigation Plan
25/08/2022	Acoustic Design Specification
25/08/2022	Planning Statement
25/08/2022	Access Strategy and CTMP
26/08/2022	Consultation Response Ramblers Association
30/08/2022	Public Comment Brian Hamilton
30/08/2022	Consultation Response School Organisation
12/09/2022	Consultation Response SCC
12/09/2022	Consultation Response SCC Highways
14/09/2022	Consultation Response SCC Floods Team
15/09/2022	Consultation Response SCC Highways
20/09/2022	Public Comment Ian Podmore
23/09/2022	Consultation Response SCC Highways
26/09/2022	Public Comment S Wilton
28/09/2022	consultation response severn trent water
24/10/2022	consultation response cheddleton pc
25/10/2022	Consultation Response SCC Flood Risk Team
26/10/2022	Consultation Response SMDC Pollution Officer
26/10/2022	Consultation Response Conservation Consultant
27/10/2022	Public Comment Jane Heath
28/10/2022	Public Comment Julia Podmore
07/11/2022	Public Comment Mark Johnson
07/11/2022	Consultation Response Flood Team
07/11/2022	Consultation Response Flood Team Attachment 2
07/11/2022	Consultation Response Flood Team Attachment 1
16/11/2022	Consultation Response SCC Historic Environment Team(1)
17/11/2022	Appendix 1 Biodiversity Calculation Cellarhead v3 Final
17/11/2022	Biodiversity Offset and Mitigation Assessment Cellarhead V3
17/11/2022	Consultation Response Staffordshire Wildlife Trust
05/12/2022	00 CELLARHEAD-D-114-F-SITE LAYOUT
05/12/2022	Cellarhead Extended Phase 1 Habitat Survey (Updated)
07/12/2022	Consultation Response Conservation Consultant (2)
07/12/2022	Consultation Response Conservation Consultant Rev A
14/12/2022	Public comment Eddie and Jane Heath.
14/12/2022	Public comment Julia Podmore
15/12/2022	Committee decision report
19/12/2022	Public comment Ian Podmore
20/12/2022	00 CELLARHEAD-D-116-Sht 2-A-SITE ELEVATIONS
22/12/2022	0307 - Landscape Mitigation Plan 2022-12-02 FINAL
22/12/2022	00 CELLARHEAD-D-114-F-SITE LAYOUT
22/12/2022	Decision notice
27/03/2024	Public Comment Ian Podmore 1