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Land To The South Of Middleton Clean Energy Plant Middleton Road Middleton Lancashire

Granted Lancaster 24/01365/VCN Variation of a Condition Application

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

Proposal

Construction of 100 MWh energy storage facility with associated boundary fencing, access road and column mounted CCTV cameras (pursuant to the variation of condition 2 on planning permission 22/00839/FUL to alter the layout and equipment detail)

As published by the council, reference 24/01365/VCN

Application record

Reference
24/01365/VCN
Type
Variation of a Condition Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Application Permitted
Received
12 Dec 2024
Validated
12 Dec 2024
Decided
14 Oct 2025
Ward
Overton Ward
Parish
Heysham Neighbourhood Council
Decision by
Committee Decision

Site history

Applications at this address on the Lancaster register

This site has had 8 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 3 refused.

  • 25/00192/DIS Split decision

    Land To The South Of Middleton Clean Energy Plant Middleton Road Middleton Lancashire

    Discharge of conditions 2, 3 and 4 on approved application 24/01364/VCN

    Decided 13 Apr 2026 Conditions
  • 25/00193/DIS Split decision

    Land To The South Of Middleton Clean Energy Plant Middleton Road Middleton Lancashire

    Discharge of conditions 6 and 7 on approved application 24/00214/VCN

    Decided 13 Apr 2026 Conditions
  • 24/00215/VCN Withdrawn

    Land To The South Of Middleton Clean Energy Plant Middleton Road Middleton Lancashire

    Construction of 100 MWh energy storage facility with associated boundary fencing, access road and column mounted CCTV cameras (pursuant to the variation of condition 2 on planning permission 22/00839/FUL to amend layout and details of equipment)

    Decided 16 Dec 2024 Conditions
  • 23/01316/NMA Refused

    Land To The South Of Middleton Clean Energy Plant Middleton Road Middleton Lancashire

    Non material amendment to planning permission 22/00839/FUL to change the arrangement of equipment and relocation of balancing pond

    Decided 15 Dec 2023 Amendments
  • 23/00200/DIS Granted

    Land To The South Of Middleton Clean Energy Plant Middleton Road Middleton Lancashire

    Discharge of condition 4 on approved application 22/00668/FUL

    Decided 23 Jan 2024 Conditions
  • 23/01313/NMA Refused

    Land To The South Of Middleton Clean Energy Plant Middleton Road Middleton Lancashire

    Non material amendment to planning permission 18/01203/FUL to change the arrangement of equipment and relocation of balancing pond

    Decided 13 Dec 2023 Amendments
  • 23/01314/NMA Refused

    Land To The South Of Middleton Clean Energy Plant Middleton Road Middleton Lancashire

    Non material amendment to planning permission 22/00668/FUL for reorientation of equipment

    Decided 15 Dec 2023 Amendments

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 12 Dec 2024

    Received by Lancaster

  2. 14 Oct 2025

    Decision issued: Application Permitted

  3. 26 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

2 later applications on the register refer to this one:

  • 26/00075/DIS Awaiting decision

    Middleton Clean Energy Plant Middleton Road Heysham Lancashire

    Discharge of condition 6 (surface water drainage) on approved application 24/01365/VCN

    Submitted 14 May 2026
  • 25/00195/DIS Split decision

    Middleton Clean Energy Plant Middleton Road Heysham Lancashire

    Discharge of condition 6 and 7 on approved application 24/01365/VCN

    Decided 13 Apr 2026 Conditions

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Agent on file, registered in Mirfield

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Documents

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14 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Lancaster granted permission on 14 October 2025, 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 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.

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