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Land Opposite Walpole Sub Station Walpole Bank Walpole St Andrew Norfolk

Granted King’s Lynn and West Norfolk 26/00425/LDP Lawful Use Certificate - Proposed Use

Relates to 26/00428/F

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

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness: For the commencement of planning permission 26/00428/F for development of a battery energy storage system (BESS). The proposed construction works are identified on the implementation plan ((REF: BTGBKLY01_005.1.5 rev 01). They comprise the installation of a 300mm thick compacted type 1 granular sub-base which will be laid in 2x150mm layers.

As published by the council, reference 26/00425/LDP

Application record

Reference
26/00425/LDP
Type
Lawful Use Certificate - Proposed Use
Status
Unknown
Decision
Granted As published: Would be Lawful
Received
6 Mar 2026
Validated
19 Mar 2026
Decided
13 May 2026
Ward
Walsoken, West Walton And Walpole
Parish
Walpole
Decision by
Delegated

Site history

Applications at this address on the King’s Lynn and West Norfolk register

This site has had 3 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/00428/DISC_A Decided

    Land Opposite Walpole Sub Station Walpole Bank Walpole St Andrew Norfolk

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 1 FROM PLANNING PERMISSION 26/00428/F - Variation of Conditions 6,10,15,16,19,20,21,and 23 of Planning Permission 22/02021/FM: Erection of a Renewable Battery Energy Storage System and associated infrastructure including access and landscaping.

    Decided 30 Jun 2026
  • 26/00428/F Granted

    Land Opposite Walpole Sub Station Walpole Bank Walpole St Andrew Norfolk

    Variation of Conditions 6,10,15,16,19,20,21,and 23 of Planning Permission 22/02021/FM: Erection of a Renewable Battery Energy Storage System and associated infrastructure including access and landscaping.

    Decided 6 May 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 Mar 2026

    Received by King’s Lynn and West Norfolk

  2. 19 Mar 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 13 May 2026

    Decision issued: Would be Lawful

  4. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • 26/00428/F Granted

    Land Opposite Walpole Sub Station Walpole Bank Walpole St Andrew Norfolk

    Variation of Conditions 6,10,15,16,19,20,21,and 23 of Planning Permission 22/02021/FM: Erection of a Renewable Battery Energy Storage System and associated infrastructure including access and landscaping.

    Decided 6 May 2026 Full applications

Who's behind it

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Lichfields Applicant, registered in Newbury

Active · incorporated 2006 · Newbury

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Documents

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

14 documents on file for this application

  • DECISION Decision · 13 May 2026
  • DECISION MAP Drawing · 13 May 2026
  • OFFICER REPORT Report · 13 May 2026
  • PLANNING OFFICER EMAIL Correspondence · 11 May 2026
  • APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 11 May 2026
  • APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 08 May 2026
  • CORRESPONDENCE Correspondence · 08 May 2026
  • AGENT CORRESPONDENCE Correspondence · 12 Mar 2026
  • AGENT CORRESPONDENCE Correspondence · 11 Mar 2026
  • INVALID LETTER (NOT INCORRECT FEE) Invalid Letter · 10 Mar 2026
  • APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 04 Mar 2026
  • APPLICANT CORRESPONDENCE Correspondence · 04 Mar 2026
  • WORKS ACCESS ROAD PLAN Drawing · 04 Mar 2026
  • COVER LETTER Correspondence · 04 Mar 2026

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What this grant of permission means

King’s Lynn and West Norfolk granted permission on 13 May 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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A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

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  • Land Opposite Walpole Sub Station Walpole Bank Walpole St Andrew Norfolk

    26/00428/F Submitted 4 Mar 2026 50 yards away

    Variation of Conditions 6,10,15,16,19,20,21,and 23 of Planning Permission 22/02021/FM: Erection of a Renewable Battery Energy Storage System and associated infrastructure including access and landscaping.

    Granted Full applications 12 docs
  • Land East of Walpole Marsh Substation Walpole Bank Walpole St Andrew Norfolk

    14/01059/DISC_D Submitted 19 Dec 2014 0.2 miles away

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 4 ATTACHED TO PLANNING PERMISSION 14/01059/FM: Alternative sub-station design to serve the Race Bank offshore windfarm, including landscaped bund, new access roads, creation of new drainage ditch and alternative substation equipment (re-submission of 12/01473/FM)

    Granted Conditions
  • Land East of Walpole Marsh Substation Walpole Bank Walpole St Andrew Norfolk

    14/01059/DISC_C Submitted 19 Dec 2014 0.2 miles away

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 10 ATTACHED TO PLANNING PERMISSION 14/01059/FM: Alternative sub-station design to serve the Race Bank offshore windfarm, including landscaped bund, new access roads, creation of new drainage ditch and alternative substation equipment (re-submission of 12/01473/FM)

    Granted Conditions
  • Land East of Walpole Marsh Substation Walpole Bank Walpole St Andrew Norfolk

    14/01059/DISC_B Submitted 18 Dec 2014 0.2 miles away

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 6 ATTACHED TO PLANNING PERMISSION 14/01059/F: Alternative sub-station design to serve the Race Bank offshore windfarm, including landscaped bund, new access roads, creation of new drainage ditch and alternative substation equipment (re-submission of 12/01473/FM)

    Granted Conditions
  • Land East of Walpole Marsh Substation Walpole Bank Walpole St Andrew Norfolk

    14/01059/DISC_A Submitted 18 Dec 2014 0.2 miles away

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 9 AND 11 ATTACHED TO PLANNING PERMISSION 14/01059/FM: Alternative sub-station design to serve the Race Bank offshore windfarm, including landscaped bund, new access roads, creation of new drainage ditch and alternative substation equipment (re-submission of 12/01473/FM)

    Granted Conditions
  • Land East of Walpole Marsh Substation Walpole Bank Walpole St Andrew Norfolk

    15/00129/DISC_A Submitted 13 May 2015 0.3 miles away

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 3 ATTACHED TO PLANNING PERMISSION 15/00129/F: Installation of generator bays south of the approved Race Bank substation (planning permission ref 14/01059/FM)

    Granted Conditions

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