Planning application
Land West Of Hilfield Lane Aldenham Hertfordshire
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application for the Variation of Conditions 3 (limit) and 4 (decommissioning) following the grant of planning permission reference 25/0153/FUL (appeal reference APP/N1920/W/25/3368845) for the proposed development of a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) including ancillary works and access arrangements. Variation of conditions would allow extending the time limit of the operational life of the BESS to 40 years.
As published by the council, reference 26/0550/VOC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0550/VOC
- Type
- Variation of Condition
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Grant Permission
- Received
- 24 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 24 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 10 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Aldenham West
- Parish
- Aldenham Parish
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Site history
Applications at this address on the Hertsmere register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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24/1281/EI1 Decided
Land West Of Hilfield Lane Aldenham Hertfordshire
Request for screening opinion (Environmental Impact Assessment - Screening).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Apr 2026
Received by Hertsmere
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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10 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Grant Permission
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: 25/0153/FUL (Appeal lodged)
Who's behind it
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Renplan Ltd Agent
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
18 documents on file for this application
- Delegated report
- Decision notice
- Archaeology comments
- National highways comment
- Psear response
- Affinity water
- Suds response
- Highways response
- Pselsc comment
- Psecc response
- Suds response
- Aldenham
- Ecology comments
- Health and safety executive comments
- Consultee comment submitted online
- Applicationformredacted
- Covering letter
- Appeal decision app/n1920/w/25/3368845
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Hertsmere granted permission on 10 August 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.
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