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Former Rugeley Power Station Armitage Road Armitage Rugeley Staffordshire WS15 1PR

Granted Lichfield 23/00064/FULM Full Application (Major)

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

Proposal

Erection of a 132kV GIS substation integrated into the existing 400kV substation, including new GIS building, substation equipment, access road, loading and parking area, fencing and associated works

As published by the council, reference 23/00064/FULM

Application record

Reference
23/00064/FULM
Type
Full Application (Major)
Status
Decided
Decision
Approve
Received
20 Dec 2022
Validated
17 Jan 2023
Decided
30 Jun 2023
Ward
Armitage With Handsacre
Parish
Armitage With Handsacre
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WS15 1PR

Site history

Applications at this address on the Lichfield register

This site has had 6 applications since 2022: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/01103/OUTMEI Awaiting decision

    Former Rugeley Power Station Armitage Road Armitage Rugeley Staffordshire WS15 1PR

    Section 73 application to vary Condition 2 (Approved drawings), 3 (Ecology), 7 (Drainage), 8 (Affordable housing Statement), 7 (Drainage Strategy) and 15 (Noise) of permission 19/00753/OUTMEI to allow changes to the site layout, housing mix, house types, relocation of pumping station and attenuation pond

    Submitted 4 Sep 2026
  • 19/00753/DSCH37 Awaiting decision

    Former Rugeley Power Station Armitage Road Armitage Rugeley Staffordshire WS15 1PR

    Discharge of condition 24 (External Lighting Scheme) of permission 19/00753/OUTMEI

    Submitted 21 Aug 2026
  • 19/00753/DSCH36 Awaiting decision

    Former Rugeley Power Station Armitage Road Armitage Rugeley Staffordshire WS15 1PR

    Discharge of condition 5 (Phasing Scheme) of permission 19/00753/OUTMEI

    Submitted 28 Jul 2026
  • 25/01265/REMM Granted

    Former Rugeley Power Station Armitage Road Armitage Rugeley Staffordshire WS15 1PR

    Approval of reserved matters (layout, scale, appearance and landscaping) for the erection of 547 dwellings (open market and affordable) comprising a mix of 1, 2, 3 and 4 bed units, alongside with associated infrastructure, landscaping and open space, pursuant to outline consent 19/00753/OUTMEI

    Decided 30 Apr 2026 Reserved matters
  • 23/01237/REMM Granted

    Former Rugeley Power Station Armitage Road Armitage Rugeley Staffordshire WS15 1PR

    Reserved matters (access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale, pursuant to Condition 4 of application 19/00753/OUTMEI) for the construction of an All Through School with MUGA, sports pitches, sports hall, car parking and associated facilities and infrastructure. (Amended scheme to supersede that approved under application 21/01120/REMM).

    Decided 14 Jun 2024 Reserved matters

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Dec 2022

    Received by Lichfield

  2. 17 Jan 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 30 Jun 2023

    Decision issued: Approve

  4. 6 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

59 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Lichfield granted permission on 30 June 2023, 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

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 500 metres

  • Former Rugeley Road Power Station

    CH/23/0312/A Submitted 25 Sep 2024 160m away

    Application to discharge condition 7 in respect to all through school access road pursuant to approval of reserved matters ref CH/23/0312

    Granted Conditions 4 docs
  • Former Rugeley Power Station Site and Go, Rugeley Power Station, Rugeley, WS15 1NZ

    CH/19/201/C Submitted 9 Jul 2021 239m away

    Application to partial discharge conditions (6,7,8,9,10,11, 13, 16, 19, 24 & 51) Pursuant to CH/19/201. (Design Brief, Compliance Statement, Landscape Management Plan, Construction Environment Management Plan, Ecological Mitigation Strategy, Surface Water Drainage Strategy, fluvial flood storage).

    Granted Conditions 23 docs
  • Land at former Rugeley Power Station

    CH/19/201/I Submitted 2 Mar 2023 242m away

    Application to discharge part of condition 18b (verification) pursuant to CH/19/201

    Granted Conditions 4 docs
  • Former Rugeley Power Station, Power Station Road, Rugeley, WS15 2HS

    CH/19/201/A Submitted 14 Apr 2021 257m away

    Application to partial discharge Condition 18 (i)(ii)(iv) (Remediation works) Pursuant to CH/19/201.

    Granted Conditions 13 docs
  • Former Rugeley Power Station, Armitage Road, Armitage, Rugeley

    CH/25/0137 Submitted 24 Apr 2025 265m away

    89% historically approved · decision due ~19 Jun

    Lichfield District Council consultation in connection with application for Creation of a temporary access road, footway/cycleway, road crossing, drainage, landscaping and associated development (25/00500/FUL) at Former Rugeley Power Station, Armitage Road, Armitage, Rugeley

    Awaiting decision Other
  • Former Rugeley Power Station, Former Rugeley Power Station, Rugeley

    CH/19/201/S Submitted 12 Sep 2024 269m away

    Application to discharge conditions 12 (Construction Environmental Management Plan) and 15 (Tree/hedgerow protection) pursuant to application CH/19/201

    Granted Trees 9 docs

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