Planning application
Land Adj Hawkesyard Estate Rugeley Road Armitage Rugeley Staffordshire
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Installation of a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) including associated infrastructure and landscaping
As published by the council, reference 25/01221/FULM
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01221/FULM
- Type
- Full Application (Major)
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 2 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 16 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Armitage With Handsacre
- Parish
- Armitage With Handsacre
Site history
Applications at this address on the Lichfield register
This site has had 2 applications since 2023.
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23/01069/SCREE Decided
Land Adj Hawkesyard Estate Rugeley Road Armitage Rugeley Staffordshire
Screening Opinion : Installation of a Battery Energy Storage Scheme (BESS) development capable of exporting up to 100MW
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Oct 2025
Received by Lichfield
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16 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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22 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 15 January 2026, 13 weeks from validation under the statutory target. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Lichfield took a median of 58 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
112 documents on file for this application
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This application is with Lichfield for determination, against a statutory target of thirteen weeks. Over the last year Lichfield decided full applications in a median of 101 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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.
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Land Adj Hawkesyard Estate Rugeley Road Armitage Rugeley Staffordshire
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