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Land to the north of Harker National Grid Substation, Harker, Carlisle, CA6 4DQ

Granted Cumberland 25/0716 Full Planning Permission

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

Proposal

Installation Of An Underground Electricity Cable & Associated Infrastructure To Connect The Previously Approved Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) Application Reference 23/0833 To Harker National Grid Substation

As published by the council, reference 25/0716

Application record

Reference
25/0716
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Grant Permission
Received
24 Dec 2025
Validated
30 Dec 2025
Decided
31 Mar 2026
Ward
Longtown
Parish
Multiple Parishes
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
CA6 4DQ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 24 Dec 2025

    Received by Cumberland

  2. 30 Dec 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 31 Mar 2026

    Decision issued: Grant Permission

  4. 14 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Stephenson Halliday Ltd. Agent, registered in Cheshire

Active · incorporated 2001 · Cheshire

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Documents

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

21 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Cumberland granted permission on 31 March 2026, 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

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