Planning application
Land South of Capenhurst Lane Capenhurst Cheshire
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Formation of a new site access and access track to serve the approved Capenhurst Battery Storage facility (22/03585/FUL), providing a connection to Capenhurst Lane for both the construction and operational phases of the development.
As published by the council, reference 26/01613/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01613/FUL
- Type
- Full
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 27 May 2026
- Validated
- 23 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Saughall And Mollington
- Parish
- Capenhurst And Ledsham
Site history
Applications at this address on the Cheshire West and Chester register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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26/01615/S73 Awaiting decision
Land South of Capenhurst Lane Capenhurst Cheshire
Variation of Conditions 2 (Approved Plans), 3 (Archaeology), 4 (Tree Works & Protection), 5 (Levels, Sections and Soils Management), 6 (Sustainable Drainage), 7 (Construction Management Plan), 8 (Highway Works), 9 (HMMP), 10 (Runoff Control and Pollution Prevention), 12 (Access Road Construction), 13 (Design, Fire Detection and Suppression System) and 17 (Landscape) of planning permission 22/03585/FUL for the Installation of a battery storage facility, associated infrastructure, access, and grid connection.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 May 2026
Received by Cheshire West and Chester
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23 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 18 August 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Cheshire West and Chester took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
19 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Cheshire West and Chester for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Cheshire West and Chester decided full applications in a median of 70 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
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Variation of Conditions 2 (Approved Plans), 3 (Archaeology), 4 (Tree Works & Protection), 5 (Levels, Sections and Soils Management), 6 (Sustainable Drainage), 7 (Construction Management Plan), 8 (Highway Works), 9 (HMMP), 10 (Runoff Control and Pollution Prevention), 12 (Access Road Construction), 13 (Design, Fire Detection and Suppression System) and 17 (Landscape) of planning permission 22/03585/FUL for the Installation of a battery storage facility, associated infrastructure, access, and grid connection.
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