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Land West Of Battlesbridge Bypass Rettendon Wickford

Refused Chelmsford 22/00179/FUL Full

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Construction of a battery energy storage system and ancillary development.

As published by the council, reference 22/00179/FUL

Application record

Reference
22/00179/FUL
Type
Full
Status
Application Refused
Decision
Refused
Received
2 Feb 2022
Validated
2 Feb 2022
Decided
30 May 2022

Site history

Applications at this address on the Chelmsford register

This site has had 9 applications since 2022: 7 approved, 1 refused.

  • 22/00179/DOC/8 Granted

    Land West Of Battlesbridge Bypass Rettendon Wickford

    Condition 13 - Detailed lighting scheme

    Decided 4 Aug 2026 Conditions
  • 22/00179/DOC/5 Granted

    Land West Of Battlesbridge Bypass Rettendon Wickford

    Condition 9 - Details of the colour finishes of the external surfaces of substation, substation building, switchgear housing, battery storage units, grid compliant equipment, CCTV poles, and battery transformers

    Decided 19 May 2025 Conditions
  • 22/00179/DOC/6 Granted

    Land West Of Battlesbridge Bypass Rettendon Wickford

    Condition 6 - Construction Management Plan

    Decided 13 May 2025 Conditions
  • 25/00269/FUL Granted

    Land West Of Battlesbridge Bypass Rettendon Wickford

    Proposed development of a SUDS swale for the approved battery energy storage system (Bess) and ancillary development

    Decided 24 Dec 2025 Full applications
  • 22/00179/DOC/3 Granted

    Land West Of Battlesbridge Bypass Rettendon Wickford

    Condition 8 - Surface water drainage scheme

    Decided 22 Dec 2025 Conditions
  • 22/00179/DOC/4 Granted

    Land West Of Battlesbridge Bypass Rettendon Wickford

    Condition 5 - Hard and soft landscaping

    Decided 26 Mar 2025 Conditions
  • 22/00179/DOC/1 Granted

    Land West Of Battlesbridge Bypass Rettendon Wickford

    Condition 6 - Construction Management Plan

    Decided 16 Jul 2024 Conditions
  • 24/00149/FUL Awaiting decision

    Land West Of Battlesbridge Bypass Rettendon Wickford

    The proposed development of an underground grid connection cable between the proposed Rayleigh Battery Storage Facility (Chelmsford City Council application ref: 22/00179/FUL) and its connection point at National Grid's Rayleigh Substation.

    Submitted 28 Mar 2024 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Feb 2022

    Received by Chelmsford

  2. 30 May 2022

    Decision issued: Refused

  3. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • 24/00149/FUL Awaiting decision

    Land West Of Battlesbridge Bypass Rettendon Wickford

    The proposed development of an underground grid connection cable between the proposed Rayleigh Battery Storage Facility (Chelmsford City Council application ref: 22/00179/FUL) and its connection point at National Grid's Rayleigh Substation.

    Submitted 28 Mar 2024 Full applications

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

39 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Chelmsford refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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  • Land West Of Battlesbridge Bypass Rettendon Wickford

    24/00149/FUL Submitted 28 Mar 2024 39m away

    85% historically approved · decision due ~23 May

    The proposed development of an underground grid connection cable between the proposed Rayleigh Battery Storage Facility (Chelmsford City Council application ref: 22/00179/FUL) and its connection point at National Grid's Rayleigh Substation.

    Awaiting decision Full applications 1 doc
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  • Land West Of Battlesbridge Bypass Rettendon Wickford

    25/00269/FUL Submitted 17 Mar 2025 187m away

    Proposed development of a SUDS swale for the approved battery energy storage system (Bess) and ancillary development

    Granted Full applications 16 docs
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