Planning application
Land Adjacent To Scottow Solar Farm, Scottow Innovation Park Badersfield Norfolk
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Construction of technology providing Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) comprising up to 19 containers (arrangement of containers will vary over time depending on the technology being proved).
As published by the council, reference PF/25/1203
Application record
- Reference
- PF/25/1203
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve
- Received
- 29 May 2025
- Validated
- 2 Jul 2025
- Decided
- 6 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Worstead
- Parish
- Scottow
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 May 2025
Received by North Norfolk
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2 Jul 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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6 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Approve
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19 Sep 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Engena Limited Agent, registered in Creeting St Mary
Active · incorporated 2005 · Creeting St Mary
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
30 documents on file for this application
- Officer report
- Approved full planning
- Pc comment
- Agent nfrs response
- Agent parish council response
- Highways response
- Parish council response
- Economic development
- Environmental health response
- Nfrs response
- Parish council comment - scottow
- Landscape officer
- Highways
- Llfa response
- Container plans
- Container plans
- Container plans
- Location plan with access
- Letter confirming no ai
- Application form
- Site location plan
- Proposed site layout plan
- Cover letter
- Environmental report and design & access statement
- Environmental report and design & access statement
- Environmental baseline
- Norfolk fire consultation
- Ecology report
- Heritage statement
- Noise assessment
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
North Norfolk granted permission on 6 November 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.
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