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Land West Of Battlesbridge Bypass Rettendon Wickford

Granted Chelmsford 25/00269/FUL Full

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

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

As published by the council, reference 25/00269/FUL

Application record

Reference
25/00269/FUL
Type
Full
Status
Application Permitted
Decision
Granted As published: Permitted
Received
17 Mar 2025
Decided
24 Dec 2025

Site history

Applications at this address on the Chelmsford register

This site has had 10 applications since 2022: 8 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
  • 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/2 Granted

    Land West Of Battlesbridge Bypass Rettendon Wickford

    Condition 7 - Scheme for access to the site from the A1245, including a timetable for implementation

    Decided 23 Dec 2024 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
  • 22/00179/FUL Refused

    Land West Of Battlesbridge Bypass Rettendon Wickford

    Construction of a battery energy storage system and ancillary development.

    Decided 30 May 2022 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Mar 2025

    Received by Chelmsford

  2. 24 Dec 2025

    Decision issued: Permitted

  3. 17 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • Application: 22/00179/FUL (Application Refused)
  • Application: 24/00149/FUL (Pending Consideration)

Documents

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

16 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Chelmsford granted permission on 24 December 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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  • Land West Of Battlesbridge Bypass Rettendon Wickford

    22/00179/FUL Submitted 2 Feb 2022 200 yards away

    Construction of a battery energy storage system and ancillary development.

    Refused Full applications 39 docs
  • Land West Of Battlesbridge Bypass Rettendon Wickford

    24/00149/FUL Submitted 28 Mar 2024 200 yards 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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