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Application Details
Application number SMD/2022/0574 Application type Full Planning - Small-scale MAJOR apps
Site address LAND ADJACENT TO ARMSHEAD FARM, Armshead Road, Werrington, Staffordshire, Proposal Erection of storage containers, support infrastructure and security fencing for battery energy storage facility along with landscaping and all associated works.
Applicant name Mr Jonathan Cooper

Conrad Energy (Developments) II Limited
Agent name

Alder King Planning Consultant
Applicant address Agent address Pembroke House, Clifton, Bristol, BS8 3BA
Application status Consultations/Re-consultations issued
Received date 20/10/2022 Valid date 21/11/2022
Fee due 18942.00 Fee paid 18942.00
Determination required date 20/02/2023 Agreed extended date 26/06/2023
Case Officer John Copestake
Start of Public Consultation period 25/11/2022 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 - Refused Decision Date 26/06/2023
Temp permission expiry date Permission expiry date
Legal Obligation ref.

Planning appeal information
Appeal reference SMD/2022/0574/A
Appeal lodged date 21/12/2023
Planning Inspectorate reference APP/B3438/W/23/3335922
Planning Inspectorate start date 02/04/2024
Agent/Solicitor company name
Agent/Solicitor name
Inquiry date
Hearing date
Appeal case officer Jane Curley
Appeal decision
Appeal decision date

Consultations
Name Address
SCC (Highways) C/o Staffordshire County Council, 3rd Floor, 1Staffordshire Place, Wedgwood Building, Tipping Street, ST16 2DH
The Owner / Occupier 287, Armshead Road, Werrington, ST9 0NB
SCC (Planning) Staffordshire County Council, Planning Development Control, Stafford,
Natural England Parkside Court, Hall Park Way, Telford, Shropshire, TF3 4LR
Peak & Northern Footpaths Society 48 Langtree Close, Cannock, WS12 3TT
Ramblers Association 48, Langtree Close, Cannock, Staffs, WS12 3TT
Staffordshire Wildlife Trust The Wolseley Centre, Wolseley Bridge, Stafford, ST17 0WT
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 Tony McNicol Cellarhead Ward,
Cllr Barbara Hughes Cellarhead Ward,
Cheddleton Parish Council 34, The Walks, Leek, Staffordshire , ST13 8BY
Werrington Parish Council 84a Danebower Road, Trentham, Stoke On Trent, ST4 8TJ
Bagnall Parish Council Parish Clerk, 60 John Street, Biddulph, Stoke on Trent, ST8 6AT
The Owner / Occupier 192, Armshead Road, Werrington, ST9 0EL
The Owner / Occupier Mount Kerr 200, Armshead Road, Werrington, ST9 0EL
The Owner / Occupier Armshead Farm, Armshead Road, Werrington, ST9 0NB
The Owner / Occupier Platts Farm, Rownall Road, Wetley Rocks, ST9 0BP
The Owner / Occupier Far Little Waste Farm, Rownall Road, Wetley Rocks, ST9 0BP
The Owner / Occupier Mount Pleasant Farm, Armshead Road, Werrington, ST9 0ND
The Owner / Occupier Fieldsview Farm, Rownall Road, Wetley Rocks, ST9 0BP
The Owner / Occupier 210, Armshead Road, Werrington, ST9 0EL
The Owner / Occupier Fieldsview Farm, Rownall Road, Wetley Rocks, ST9 0BP
The Owner / Occupier The Bungalow 289, Armshead Road, Werrington, ST9 0NB
The Owner / Occupier 301, Armshead Road, Werrington, ST9 0NB
The Owner / Occupier Green Farm, Armshead Road, Werrington, ST9 0ND
The Owner / Occupier Greenfield Farm, Armshead Road, Werrington, ST9 0NB
The Owner / Occupier H Y Mor 201, Armshead Road, Werrington, ST9 0NB
The Owner / Occupier 202, Armshead Road, Werrington, ST9 0EL
The Owner / Occupier 204, Armshead Road, Werrington, ST9 0EL
The Owner / Occupier 206, Armshead Road, Werrington, ST9 0EL
The Owner / Occupier 208, Armshead Road, Werrington, ST9 0EL
The Owner / Occupier Spring Cottage 214, Armshead Road, Werrington, ST9 0EL
The Owner / Occupier Spring Pleasant Farm 216, Armshead Road, Werrington, ST9 0EL
The Owner / Occupier Salon Vienna 239, Armshead Road, Werrington, ST9 0NB
The Owner / Occupier Bankside Cottage 251, Armshead Road, Werrington, ST9 0NB
The Owner / Occupier Quarry House 255, Armshead Road, Werrington, ST9 0NB
SCC (Public Rights Of Way) Staffordshire County Council,

Attachments - Click the Description to view the attachment in a new window.
Date Description
25/11/2022 22-282 Cellarhead BESS - Noise Assessment v2
25/11/2022 306-003-RP01-FRA SWDS.
25/11/2022 784-B040442 Cellarhead battery storage BNG_ISSUE_29.09.2022_compressed
25/11/2022 220648-PD-11a Arboricultural Report.
25/11/2022 Application Form
25/11/2022 Biodiversity Metric 3.1 auditing and accounting for biodiversity calculation tool - Macro Enabled (18.05.22)_V2
25/11/2022 Cellarhead Battery Storage PEA 120722 REV2 ISSUE.
25/11/2022 Cellarhead LVA Green Belt Statement Final 1 of 2.
25/11/2022 Cellarhead LVA Green Belt Statement Final 2 of 2.
25/11/2022 Cellarhead Planning Design Access Statement FINAL
25/11/2022 CEL-LP-040 Cellarhead Landscaping Plan.
25/11/2022 CEL-STD-132kV-202_ 132kV Substation (A2)
25/11/2022 CEL-STD-AC-500_20 AMENITY-WC STORAGE
25/11/2022 CEL-STD-AC-510_20 AMENITY-COMMS OFFICE.
25/11/2022 CEL-STD-BATT-INV-380_GE Inverter_
25/11/2022 CEL-STD-BATT-RSU-375_GE-Battery Unit_
25/11/2022 CEL-STD-CCTV-307 CCTV column
25/11/2022 CEL-STD-PF-G-700_ Palisade Gate
25/11/2022 CEL-STD-PF-G-701_ Palisade Fence
25/11/2022 CEL-STD-SW-135_Switrchroom Cellarhead
25/11/2022 CEL-STD-TX-160-B_Auixiliary Transformer
25/11/2022 CH-LP-002-A Cellarhead Location Plan.
25/11/2022 CH-PP-003-B Cellarhead Proposed Plan
25/11/2022 CH-PP-004-C Cellarhead Proposed Plan
25/11/2022 CIL form 1.
25/11/2022 GEG-22-753 Cellarhead Werrington PI Rpt FINAL 09.08.22.
27/11/2022 Public Comment Alan Pickup
27/11/2022 Public Comment Mr & Mrs Heath
28/11/2022 Consultation Response SCC WebMap
28/11/2022 Consultation Response SCC Planning and Enabling Officer
29/11/2022 Public Comment Alan Bell
09/12/2022 Consultation response Cheddleton Parish Council
13/12/2022 Consultation response SCC Highways
28/12/2022 Public Comment Andrew & Helen Ruscoe
30/12/2022 Consultation response Bagnall Parish Council
09/01/2023 SMD20220574 - Community outreach statement
11/01/2023 internal response env health
20/01/2023 Public Comment Mark Johnson
08/02/2023 Public Comment Ian Podmore
17/02/2023 public comment mr d mayer
27/04/2023 BESS TS Final Issue
11/05/2023 Consultation Response Rights of Way Team
18/05/2023 Consultation Response Staffordshire Wildlife Trust
18/05/2023 Consultation Response Wildlife Trust
25/05/2023 Consultation Response SCC Highways
06/06/2023 Consultation Response Landscape Officer
06/06/2023 Public Comment Eddie and Jane Heath
12/06/2023 Public Comment Ian Podmore
26/06/2023 DECISION
03/04/2024 Appeal Form
03/04/2024 Appeal Statement
03/04/2024 Biodiversity Metric 3.1 auditing and accounting for biodiversity calculation tool - Macro Enabled (18.05.22)_V2
03/04/2024 Appeal Statement Appendices
03/04/2024 Appeal Start Letter
10/04/2024 Public Comment Tim Briggs
11/04/2024 Appeal Questionnaire
15/04/2024 Consultation Response AES
07/05/2024 Public comment A & H Ruscoe
08/05/2024 Third Party Representation B Asling
08/05/2024 Third Party Representation M Baddeley
08/05/2024 Third Party Representation D Bailey
08/05/2024 Third Party Representation F Baker
08/05/2024 Third Party Representation G Baker
08/05/2024 Third Party Representation Bagnall Parish Council
08/05/2024 Third Party Representation Bagnall Parish Council
08/05/2024 Third Party Representation Karen Bradley MP
08/05/2024 Third Party Representation NFCC
08/05/2024 Third Party Representation E Bickerton
08/05/2024 Third Party Representation H Bridgett
08/05/2024 Third Party Representation H Bridgett
08/05/2024 Third Party Representation T Briggs
08/05/2024 Third Party Representation E Brownsett
08/05/2024 Third Party Representation L Cooper
08/05/2024 Third Party Representation M Cooper
08/05/2024 Third Party Representation M Dale
08/05/2024 Third Party Representation S Dale
08/05/2024 Third Party Representation T Dawson
08/05/2024 Third Party Representation L Eyre
08/05/2024 Third Party Representation J Fenton-Dawson
08/05/2024 Third Party Representation C Gavaghan
08/05/2024 Third Party Representation Z Grindey
08/05/2024 Third Party Representation A Harrison
08/05/2024 Third Party Representation D Harrison
08/05/2024 Third Party Representation J Heath
08/05/2024 Third Party Representation M Holford
08/05/2024 Third Party Representation M Hollinshead
08/05/2024 Third Party Representation C Houston-Brown
08/05/2024 Third Party Representation C Houston-Brown
08/05/2024 Third Party Representation W Houston-Brown
08/05/2024 Third Party Representation P Hughes
08/05/2024 Third Party Representation H Huxley-Greene
08/05/2024 Third Party Representation A Krawleck
08/05/2024 Third Party Representation M Lewis
08/05/2024 Third Party Representation F Litherland
08/05/2024 Third Party Representation B Marshall
08/05/2024 Third Party Representation J Middleton
08/05/2024 Third Party Representation M Pierce
08/05/2024 Third Party Representation P Plant
08/05/2024 Third Party Representation S Plant
08/05/2024 Third Party Representation I Podmore
08/05/2024 Third Party Representation J Podmore
08/05/2024 Third Party Representation A Reilly
08/05/2024 Third Party Representation E Root
08/05/2024 Third Party Representation D Salmon
08/05/2024 Third Party Representation Salmon
08/05/2024 Third Party Representation J Salmon
08/05/2024 Third Party Representation M Shadforth
08/05/2024 Third Party Representation C Siegertsz
08/05/2024 Third Party Representation P Slinn
08/05/2024 Third Party Representation G Smith
08/05/2024 Third Party Representation S Thorpe
08/05/2024 Third Party Representation D Timmis
22/05/2024 Appellant's Final Comments
04/06/2024 Consultation response Werrington Parish Council