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Land West of Chapterhouse Close Ellesmere Port

Granted Cheshire West and Chester 19/03737/FUL Full Application

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

Proposal

Proposed Gas Peaking Plant with a generating capacity of up to 49.9MW , Substation, Step-Up Transformer and Ancillary Development.

As published by the council, reference 19/03737/FUL

Application record

Reference
19/03737/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Approved
Decision
Approval
Received
10 Oct 2019
Validated
10 Oct 2019
Decided
31 Jan 2020
Ward
Gowy Rural
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Oct 2019

    Received by Cheshire West and Chester

  2. 31 Jan 2020

    Decision issued: Approval

  3. 23 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

32 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Cheshire West and Chester granted permission on 31 January 2020, 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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