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Application Details
Application number	SMD/2022/0548	Application type	Full Planning - Small-scale MAJOR apps
Site address	Land Adjacent Cellarhead Substation , Rownall Road , Wetley Rocks , Staffordshire ,	Proposal	Erection and operation of a Battery Energy Storage System and associated infrastructure and equipment
Applicant name	Mr N Davies Sirius Renewable Energy Limited	Agent name	Mr Daniel Elvin Sirius Renewable PLanning
Applicant address		Agent address	4245 , Austhorpe , Leeds , LS15 8GB
Application status	Consultations/Re-consultations issued
Received date	06/10/2022	Valid date	06/10/2022
Fee due		Fee paid	0.00
Determination required date	05/01/2023	Agreed extended date	28/06/2023
Case Officer	Jane Curley
Start of Public Consultation period	17/10/2022	End of Public Consultation period	27/06/2023
Referred to Secretary of State date		Referral expiry date
Decision by	Planning Committee	Committee date	08/06/2023
Decision	Planning Permission - Approved	Decision Date	27/06/2023
Temp permission expiry date		Permission expiry date	26/06/2026
Legal Obligation ref.

Consultations
Name	Address
SCC (Highways)	C/o Staffordshire County Council, 3rd Floor, 1Staffordshire Place, Wedgwood Building, Tipping Street, ST16 2DH
SCC (Flood Risk Management)	Staffordshire County Council, Flood Team,
Cheddleton Parish Council	34, The Walks, Leek, Staffordshire , ST13 8BY
Cllr Sav Scalise	Cheddleton Ward,
Cllr Michael Worthington	Cheddleton Ward,
Cllr Michael Bowen	Cheddleton Ward,
SMDC Waste (Operational Services)	LEEK
SMDC Trees
SCC (Planning)	Staffordshire County Council, Planning Development Control, Stafford,
SCC (Minerals)	Staffordshire County Council,
Severn Trent Water Ltd	Network Development, Regis Road, Tettenhall, Wolverhampton, WV6 8RU
Staffordshire Wildlife Trust	The Wolseley Centre, Wolseley Bridge, Stafford, ST17 0WT
Peak & Northern Footpaths Society	48 Langtree Close, Cannock, WS12 3TT
Ramblers Association	48, Langtree Close, Cannock, Staffs, WS12 3TT
SMDC Environmental Health	Environmental Health,
SMDC Operational Services (Leisure / Recreation)
SMDC Regeneration - Economic Development	Moorlands House, Leek,
SMDC Regneration - Planning Policy	Moorlands House, Leek,
SMDC Service Commissioning team
The Owner / Occupier	DOVE COTTAGE, ROWNALL ROAD, WETLEY ROCKS, ST9 0BT
The Owner / Occupier	ROWNALL STABLES, ROWNALL ROAD, WETLEY ROCKS, ST9 0BT
The Owner / Occupier	ROWNALL RIDGE, ROWNALL ROAD, WETLEY ROCKS, ST9 0BT
The Owner / Occupier	ROWNALL LODGE, ROWNALL ROAD, WETLEY ROCKS, ST9 0BT
The Owner / Occupier	ROWNALL HALL FARM, ROWNALL ROAD, WETLEY ROCKS, ST9 0BT
The Owner / Occupier	FLAT, ROWNALL HALL FARM, ROWNALL ROAD, WETLEY ROCKS, ST9 0BT
The Owner / Occupier	HOME FARM, ROWNALL ROAD, WETLEY ROCKS, ST9 0BT

Attachments - Click the Description to view the attachment in a new window.
Date	Description
17/10/2022	10541 AA - Rev B
17/10/2022	10541 LVA Report C Pt 1
17/10/2022	10541 LVA Report C Pt 2
17/10/2022	10541 LVA Report C Pt 3
17/10/2022	10541_BIA reportRevA_MRG_140122_FINA
17/10/2022	10541_Cellarhead_EcoAppFINAL_221221
17/10/2022	10541Appendix A - Tree Schedule
17/10/2022	10541-L-01 D Landscape Mitigation Plan.
17/10/2022	13269.02.v5 Cellarhead BESS
17/10/2022	Appendix A - Pre-App Response
17/10/2022	Appendix B - Screening Opinion
17/10/2022	Application Form
17/10/2022	Cellarhead BESS Covering Letter 051022
17/10/2022	KRS.0297.035.R.001.C - Land East of Cellarhead Sub-Station_FRA.
17/10/2022	Report 2037 - Land East of Cellarhead Substation DBAHIA v3 reduced-1
17/10/2022	Report 2037 - Land East of Cellarhead Substation DBAHIA v3 reduced-2
17/10/2022	Report 2037 - Land East of Cellarhead Substation DBAHIA v3 reduced-3
17/10/2022	Report 2037 - Land East of Cellarhead Substation DBAHIA v3 reduced-4
17/10/2022	Report 2037 - Land East of Cellarhead Substation DBAHIA v3 reduced-5
17/10/2022	Report 2037 - Land East of Cellarhead Substation DBAHIA v3 reduced-6
17/10/2022	Report 2037 - Land East of Cellarhead Substation DBAHIA v3 reduced-7
17/10/2022	Report 2037 - Land East of Cellarhead Substation DBAHIA v3 reduced-8
17/10/2022	SRE1144 03 01 R0-SITE LOCATION PLAN - A2L
17/10/2022	SRE1144 03 02 R0-PLANNING APPLICATION BOUNDARY - A2L
17/10/2022	SRE1144 03 03 R0-INDICATIVE SITE LAYOUT - A0P
17/10/2022	SRE1144 03 04 R0-SITE SURVEY - A2L
17/10/2022	SRE1144 03 05 R0-AERIAL OVERVIEW - A2L
17/10/2022	SRE1144 03 06 R0-INTERNAL SWEPT PATH ANALYSIS - A3L
17/10/2022	SRE1144 03 07 R0-INDICATIVE SET DOWN AREA - A3L
17/10/2022	SRE1144 03 08 R0-SWITCHROOM DETAILS - A3L
17/10/2022	SRE1144 03 09 R0-CONTAINERS DETAILS - A3L
17/10/2022	SRE1144 03 10 R0-BATTERY CONTAINER UNIT DETAILS - A3L
17/10/2022	SRE1144 03 11 R0-TRANSFORMER INVERTER DETAILS - A3L
17/10/2022	SRE1144 03 12 R0-PALADIN MESH FENCING AND CCTV DETAILS DETAILS - A3L
17/10/2022	SRE1144 03 13 R0-PALISADE FENCING DETAILS - A3L
17/10/2022	SRE1144 03 14 R0-CCTV LAYOUT - A3L
17/10/2022	SRE1144 03 15 R0-SITE ACCESS - A3L
17/10/2022	SRE1144 03 16 R0-SITE ACCESS - CONSTRUCTION DETAILS - A3L
17/10/2022	SRE1144 03 17 R0-CABLE ROUTE PLAN - A2L
17/10/2022	SRE1144 03 18 R0-SCREENING BUND DETAILS - A2L
17/10/2022	SRE1144 03 19 R0-INDICATIVE SUBSTATION LAYOUT - A0P
17/10/2022	SRE1144 Outline CEMP
17/10/2022	SRE1144 PDAS
17/10/2022	SRE1144 Transport Statement
19/10/2022	Public Comment Brian Hamilton
19/10/2022	Consultation Response Ramblers Association
21/10/2022	Public Comment Ian Podmore
25/10/2022	Consultation Response SCC Flood Risk Team
01/11/2022	Consultation Response SCC Flood Risk Team (2)
02/11/2022	Consultation Response Severn Trent Water
04/11/2022	Consultation Response SCC Highways
07/11/2022	Consultation Response SCC Planning
08/11/2022	Consultation Response Parish Council
28/11/2022	Consultation Response Regeneration Officer
22/12/2022	Consultation response Staffs Wildlife Trust
23/12/2022	Public Comment Mark Johnson
17/01/2023	Consultation response Ryder Landscape.
08/02/2023	revised internal response Specialist Pollution Officer environmental health
20/02/2023	10541-L-01[F] Landscape Mitigation Plan
20/02/2023	SRE1144 03 03 R1-INDICATIVE SITE LAYOUT - A0P
20/02/2023	SRE1144 03 05 R1-AERIAL OVERVIEW - A2L
20/02/2023	SRE1144 03 06 R1-INTERNAL SWEPT PATH ANALYSIS - A3L
20/02/2023	SRE1144 03 07 R1-INDICATIVE SET DOWN AREA - A3L
20/02/2023	SRE1144 03 14 R1-CCTV LAYOUT - A3L
20/02/2023	SRE1144 03 15 R1-SITE ACCESS - A3L
18/05/2023	SRE1144 03 03 R1-SITE LAYOUT - A0P
30/05/2023	Consultation Response Landscapde Consultants
06/06/2023	Public Comment Eddie and Jane Heath
12/06/2023	Public Comment Ian Podmore
27/06/2023	10541-L-01[G] Landscape Mitigation Plan
27/06/2023	SRE1144 03 03 R2-SITE LAYOUT - A0P
27/06/2023	SRE1144 03 07 R2-INDICATIVE SET DOWN AREA - A3L
27/06/2023	SRE1144 03 19 R0-SUBSTATION LAYOUT - A0P
27/06/2023	SRE1144 03 05 R1-AERIAL OVERVIEW - A2L
27/06/2023	SRE1144 03 06 R1-INTERNAL SWEPT PATH ANALYSIS - A3L
27/06/2023	SRE1144 03 14 R1-CCTV LAYOUT - A3L
27/06/2023	SRE1144 03 15 R1-SITE ACCESS - A3L
27/06/2023	Decision notice
27/03/2024	Public Comment Ian Podmore 1