Planning application
26/00485/S73
Land Adjacent To Capenhurst Substation Capenhurst Lane Capenhurst Chester CH1 6HE
Proposal
Development of Battery Storage Facility and ancillary equipment on land to the south of National Grid Sub-Station, amendment to planning permission 20/04767/FUL - variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans), condition 6 (Sustainable Drainage Scheme), condition 7 (Existing and Proposed Levels), condition 9 (Landscaping), and condition 11 (Habitat Management Plan) of planning application 22/02044/FUL
As published by the council, reference 26/00485/S73
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Feb 2026
Received by Cheshire West and Chester
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development. Extensions of time are common.
What happens while it is decided
The process from here
This application is with Cheshire West and Chester for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.
About conditions applications
How this application type works
This type of application deals with conditions attached to an existing permission, either by supplying the details a condition requires, called discharging it, or by asking to vary or remove one. It does not reopen the principle of the permission itself. Building often cannot lawfully start, or continue past a set stage, until the named conditions are discharged.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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20/03681/FUL Granted
Land South of National Grid Electricity Substation Capenhurst Lane Capenhurst Chester
Battery storage facility and ancillary equipment
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25/02611/FUL Awaiting decision
Urenco UK Ltd Capenhurst Lane Capenhurst Chester CH1 6ER
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In Cheshire West and Chester
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26/01582/DIS Granted
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Discharge of condition 12 (validation report) of 14/03279/FUL (Erection of 31 Dwellings (Alternative house designs to scheme approved under reference 12/01837/REM))
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26/01602/S73 Granted
Sandy Acre 97 Whitchurch Road Christleton Chester CH3 5QD
Proposed alterations to existing dwelling and erection of one dwelling - Variation of Conditions 2 (plans) and 3 (materials schedule document) of 20/04878/FUL
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26/02316/106 Awaiting decision
Brook Meadow Church Lane Neston CH64 9AE
Variation of the Section 106 Agreement relating to planning appeal decision Ref: APP/A0665/W/21/3282223 (19/02087/FUL) to provide on-site affordable housing in place of the approved off-site financial contribution, confirm payment of open space contributions, and update the approved plan schedule to reflect the amendments under application 26/01773/S73.
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26/01073/106 Granted
Weaver Shipyard Saxons Lane Northwich CW8 1LB
Seeking a deed of variation to vary the legal agreement signed for the 2018 permission at Weavership yard
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26/00832/DIS Granted
64 Main Street Frodsham WA6 7AU
Discharge of condition 4 (windows), condition 6 (rooflights), condition 7 (cycle parking), condition 8 (noise) and condition 9 (verification report) of planning application 23/02470/FUL (as amended by 26/00238/NMA)