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WHELLY HILL FARM WORSET LANE HART HARTLEPOOL TS27 3BH

Awaiting decision Hartlepool D/2026/0044 Discharge of condition

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Proposal

Discharge of conditions 8 (levels), 12 (external finishes) and 14 (hard landscaping) of planning permission H/2022/0459 (Proposed Construction, Operation and Maintenance of a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) Facility and Associated Infrastructure)

As published by the council, reference D/2026/0044

Application record

Reference
D/2026/0044
Type
Discharge of condition
Status
Undecided
Received
7 Sep 2026
Validated
7 Sep 2026
Postcode
TS27 3BH

Site history

Applications at this address on the Hartlepool register

This site has had 3 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • D/2026/0043 Awaiting decision

    WHELLY HILL FARM WORSET LANE HART HARTLEPOOL TS27 3BH

    Discharge of conditions 3 (landscaping), 4 (temporary construction access), 6 (BNG plan), 7 (CEMP) and 11 (drainage) of planning permission H/2022/0459 Proposed Construction, Operation and Maintenance of a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) Facility and Associated Infrastructure

    Submitted 4 Sep 2026 Conditions
  • D/2026/0026 Granted

    WHELLY HILL FARM WORSET LANE HART HARTLEPOOL TS27 3BH

    Discharge of conditions 5 PART A (Archaeology), 9 (Dust Suppression) and 19 (Ecological Enhancements) of planning permission H/2022/0459 Proposed Construction, Operation and Maintenance of a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) Facility and Associated Infrastructure

    Decided 3 Aug 2026 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 7 Sep 2026

    Received by Hartlepool

  2. 14 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 2 November 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Hartlepool took a median of 77 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

10 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Hartlepool for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Hartlepool decided condition discharge and variation applications in a median of 91 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About condition discharge and variation applications

This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • LAND AT WHELLEY HILL FARM WORSET LANE HARTLEPOOL TS27 3BH

    H/2021/0404 Submitted 26 Aug 2021 50 yards away

    Scoping opinion request in respect of electric vehicle charging facility (Solar Electric Forecourt), including erection of a 2-storey central hub; building to house ancillary facilities; and installation of an approx. 85ha solar farm and associated infrastructure.

    Decided Outline 24 docs
  • WHELLY HILL FARM WORSET LANE HART HARTLEPOOL TS27 3BH

    D/2026/0026 Submitted 26 Jun 2026 50 yards away

    Discharge of conditions 5 PART A (Archaeology), 9 (Dust Suppression) and 19 (Ecological Enhancements) of planning permission H/2022/0459 Proposed Construction, Operation and Maintenance of a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) Facility and Associated Infrastructure

    Granted Conditions 6 docs
  • WHELLY HILL FARM WORSET LANE HART HARTLEPOOL TS27 3BH

    D/2026/0043 Submitted 4 Sep 2026 50 yards away

    97% historically approved · decision due ~30 Oct

    Discharge of conditions 3 (landscaping), 4 (temporary construction access), 6 (BNG plan), 7 (CEMP) and 11 (drainage) of planning permission H/2022/0459 Proposed Construction, Operation and Maintenance of a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) Facility and Associated Infrastructure

    Awaiting decision Conditions 19 docs

In Hartlepool

  • D/2026/0032 Withdrawn

    LAND SOUTH OF ELWICK ROAD HIGH TUNSTALL HARTLEPOOL TS26 0LQ

    Partial Discharge of conditions 17 (foul water) and 18 (surface water) of planning permission H/2014/0428 (Outline application with all matters reserved for residential development comprising up to 1,200 dwellings of up to two and a half storeys in height and including a new distributor road, local centre, primary school, amenity open space and structure planting) relating to phase 1b and 2a (116no. dwellings, access, landscaping and associated infrastructure)

    Received 13 Jul, published by the council 24 Jul 2026 Conditions
  • D/2026/0002 Withdrawn

    LAND SOUTH OF ELWICK ROAD HIGH TUNSTALL HARTLEPOOL TS26 0LQ

    Discharge of condition 4 of planning permission H/2014/0428 Outline application with all matters reserved for residential development comprising up to 1,200 dwellings of up to two and a half storeys in height and including a new distributor road, local centre, primary school, amenity open space and structure planting

    Received 15 Jan, published by the council 21 Jul 2026 Conditions
  • H/2026/0232 Granted

    HART MILL FARM WORSET LANE HARTLEPOOL TS27 3BW

    Section 73 application to vary conditions 3 (approved plans) and 8 (materials) of planning permission H/2025/0383 (Part demolition of property and erection of 2no. two storey side extensions, entrance porch, single storey infill extension to rear and external alterations to dwelling)

    Received 29 Jul, published by the council 13 Aug 2026 Conditions
  • D/2026/0045 Awaiting decision

    ST HELENS PRIMARY SCHOOL DURHAM STREET HARTLEPOOL TS24 0HG

    Discharge of conditions 13 (external illumination), 14 (electric vehicle charging apparatus), 17 (hard landscaping) and 24 (fume extraction system) of planning permission H/2025/0181 (Demolition of existing buildings and erection of a new two storey school building and associated car parking, cycle parking, landscaping, hard courts, playing field, external canopies, bin store and substation)

    Received 17 Sep, published by the council 27 Sep 2026 Conditions
  • H/2026/0005 Granted

    THE HOUR GLASS EAGLESFIELD ROAD HARTLEPOOL TS25 4BS

    Section 73 application to vary condition 2 (Approved Plans) 4 (soft landscaping), 5 (hard landscaping) and 10 (bird nesting bricks) of planning permission H/2023/0297 (Technical Details consent for the erection of 5 No Bungalow dwellings following permission in principle of planning application H/2022/0258) to allow changes to Plot 5 dwelling.

    Received 12 Jan, published by the council 21 Jul 2026 Conditions