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Eggborough Power Station Selby Road Eggborough East Yorkshire

Granted North Yorkshire SELZG2026/0473/CPP Lawful Development Certificate-proposed

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

Proposal

Lawful development certificate for proposed erection of a container housing a switchgear unit, a circa 1000 kilowatts diesel generator within enclosure, a circa 15,000 litre fuel tank, and associated hardstanding associated with the Eggborough BESS undertaking

As published by the council, reference SELZG2026/0473/CPP

Application record

Reference
SELZG2026/0473/CPP
Type
Lawful Development Certificate-proposed
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Application Permitted
Received
21 May 2026
Validated
21 May 2026
Decided
15 Jul 2026
Ward
Osgoldcross
Parish
Eggborough
Decision by
Chief Planner

Site history

Applications at this address on the North Yorkshire register

This site has had 14 applications since 2025: 5 approved, 0 refused.

  • ZG2026/0473/CPP Granted

    Eggborough Power Station Selby Road Eggborough East Yorkshire

    Lawful development certificate for proposed erection of a container housing a switchgear unit, a circa 1000 kilowatts diesel generator within enclosure, a circa 15,000 litre fuel tank, and associated hardstanding associated with the Eggborough BESS undertaking

    Decided 15 Jul 2026 Lawful development
  • ZG2026/0040/DOC Decided

    Eggborough Power Station Selby Road Eggborough East Yorkshire

    Discharge of condition 30 (surface water) of approval ZG2025/0392/S73 Section 73 application to vary conditions 03 (plans) and 04 (appearance, scale & layout) of approval ZG2024/0737/S73 Section 73 application to vary condition 15 (30 year Biodiversity Enhancement Management and Monitoring Plan), and delete conditions 16 (Ecological Enhancement Measures) and 26 (surface water) of approval 2022/1105/FULM Construction and operation of a battery energy storage system with an electrical output capacity of up to 500MW and associated development including substation, control building(s), electrical cabling including below ground 400kV cabling, roadways and modified accesses, site security infrastructure, lighting, boundary treatments and landscaping granted on 17 January 2023

    Decided 12 Mar 2026 Conditions
  • ZG2025/0991/DOC Decided

    Eggborough Power Station Selby Road Eggborough East Yorkshire

    Discharge of condition 19 (foul & surface water drainage) in relation to Plots 3/4A-D of approval 2019/1343/EIA Hybrid application for demolition of part of the former power station and ancillary buildings and its redevelopment (i) access into the site, internal roads, employment units, car parking, drainage infrastructure and landscaping and (ii) outline for the scale of redevelopment of the remainder of the site for employment floorspace, proposed buildings with ridge being between 9.5 metres and 24.5 metres, car parking, drainage infrastructure and strategic landscaping

    Decided 24 Feb 2026 Conditions
  • ZG2025/0992/DOC Decided

    Eggborough Power Station Selby Road Eggborough East Yorkshire

    Discharge of condition 19 (foul & surface water drainage) in relation to Plots 5/6 of approval 2019/1343/EIA Hybrid application for demolition of part of the former power station and ancillary buildings and its redevelopment (i) access into the site, internal roads, employment units, car parking, drainage infrastructure and landscaping and (ii) outline for the scale of redevelopment of the remainder of the site for employment floorspace, proposed buildings with ridge being between 9.5 metres and 24.5 metres, car parking, drainage infrastructure and strategic landscaping

    Decided 8 Jan 2026 Conditions
  • Eggborough Power Station Selby Road Eggborough East Yorkshire

    Reserved Matters application for the construction of employment development (Use Class E(g)iii, B2 and B8) for Units 3 and 4A-4D, including details of appearance, scale, landscaping, layout, along with all associated works in association to hybrid application 2019/1343/EIA to demolish and redevelop the power station

    Decided 13 Mar 2026 Reserved matters
  • Eggborough Power Station Selby Road Eggborough East Yorkshire

    Reserved Matters application for the construction of employment development (Use Class E(g)iii, B2 and B8) for Units 5 and 6, including details of appearance, scale, landscaping, layout, along with all associated works including repurposing an existing car park in association to hybrid application 2019/1343/EIA to demolish and redevelop the power station.

    Decided 27 Mar 2026 Reserved matters
  • ZG2025/0848/DOC Decided

    Eggborough Power Station Selby Road Eggborough East Yorkshire

    Discharge of conditions 15 (BEMP), 16 (landscaping) & 18 (landscaping) of approval ZG2025/0392/S73 Section 73 application to vary conditions 03 (plans) and 04 (appearance, scale & layout) of approval ZG2024/0737/S73 Section 73 application to vary condition 15 (30 year Biodiversity Enhancement Management and Monitoring Plan), and delete conditions 16 (Ecological Enhancement Measures) and 26 (surface water) of approval 2022/1105/FULM Construction and operation of a battery energy storage system with an electrical output capacity of up to 500MW and associated development including substation, control building(s), electrical cabling including below ground 400kV cabling, roadways and modified accesses, site security infrastructure, lighting, boundary treatments and landscaping granted on 17 January 2023

    Decided 28 Nov 2025 Conditions
  • ZG2025/0847/DOC Decided

    Eggborough Power Station Selby Road Eggborough East Yorkshire

    Discharge of Condition 24 (drainage) of approval ZG2025/0392/S73 Section 73 application to vary conditions 03 (plans) and 04 (appearance, scale & layout) of approval ZG2024/0737/S73 Section 73 application to vary condition 15 (30 year Biodiversity Enhancement Management and Monitoring Plan), and delete conditions 16 (Ecological Enhancement Measures) and 26 (surface water) of approval 2022/1105/FULM Construction and operation of a battery energy storage system with an electrical output capacity of up to 500MW and associated development including substation, control building(s), electrical cabling including below ground 400kV cabling, roadways and modified accesses, site security infrastructure, lighting, boundary treatments and landscaping granted on 17 January 2023

    Decided 2 Dec 2025 Conditions
  • ZG2025/0836/DOC Granted

    Eggborough Power Station Selby Road Eggborough East Yorkshire

    Discharge of Conditions 26 (Storage of Chemicals), 27 (Remediation Strategy) and 29 (Contamination) of approval ZG2025/0392/S73 Section 73 application to vary conditions 03 (plans) and 04 (appearance, scale & layout) of approval ZG2024/0737/S73 Section 73 application to vary condition 15 (30 year Biodiversity Enhancement Management and Monitoring Plan), and delete conditions 16 (Ecological Enhancement Measures) and 26 (surface water) of approval 2022/1105/FULM Construction and operation of a battery energy storage system with an electrical output capacity of up to 500MW and associated development including substation, control building(s), electrical cabling including below ground 400kV cabling, roadways and modified accesses, site security infrastructure, lighting, boundary treatments and landscaping granted on 17 January 2023

    Decided 1 Sep 2025 Conditions
  • ZG2025/0833/DOC Decided

    Eggborough Power Station Selby Road Eggborough East Yorkshire

    Discharge of Condition 22 (Construction Traffic Environmental Management Plan) of approval ZG2025/0392/S73 Section 73 application to vary conditions 03 (plans) and 04 (appearance, scale & layout) of approval ZG2024/0737/S73 Section 73 application to vary condition 15 (30 year Biodiversity Enhancement Management and Monitoring Plan), and delete conditions 16 (Ecological Enhancement Measures) and 26 (surface water) of approval 2022/1105/FULM Construction and operation of a battery energy storage system with an electrical output capacity of up to 500MW and associated development including substation, control building(s), electrical cabling including below ground 400kV cabling, roadways and modified accesses, site security infrastructure, lighting, boundary treatments and landscaping granted on 17 January 2023

    Decided 5 Dec 2025 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 May 2026

    Received by North Yorkshire

  2. 15 Jul 2026

    Decision issued: Application Permitted

  3. 10 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

DWD Property and Planning Limited Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Helsby

Active · incorporated 2023 · Helsby

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Documents

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

9 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

North Yorkshire granted permission on 15 July 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.

About lawful development applications

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.

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  • Eggborough Power Station Selby Road Eggborough East Yorkshire

    ZG2026/0473/CPP Submitted 21 May 2026 50 yards away

    Lawful development certificate for proposed erection of a container housing a switchgear unit, a circa 1000 kilowatts diesel generator within enclosure, a circa 15,000 litre fuel tank, and associated hardstanding associated with the Eggborough BESS undertaking

    Granted Lawful development 10 docs
  • Eggborough Power Station Selby Road Eggborough East Yorkshire

    SELZG2026/0473/CPP Submitted 21 May 2026 50 yards away

    Lawful development certificate for proposed erection of a container housing a switchgear unit, a circa 1000 kilowatts diesel generator within enclosure, a circa 15,000 litre fuel tank, and associated hardstanding associated with the Eggborough BESS undertaking

    Granted Lawful development 9 docs
  • Eggborough Power Station Selby Road Eggborough East Yorkshire

    ZG2026/0473/CPP Submitted 21 May 2026 50 yards away

    Lawful development certificate for proposed erection of a container housing a switchgear unit, a circa 1000 kilowatts diesel generator within enclosure, a circa 15,000 litre fuel tank, and associated hardstanding associated with the Eggborough BESS undertaking

    Granted Lawful development 10 docs
  • Eggborough Power Station Selby Road Eggborough East Yorkshire

    ZG2026/0473/CPP Submitted 21 May 2026 50 yards away

    Lawful development certificate for proposed erection of a container housing a switchgear unit, a circa 1000 kilowatts diesel generator within enclosure, a circa 15,000 litre fuel tank, and associated hardstanding associated with the Eggborough BESS undertaking

    Granted Lawful development 10 docs
  • Eggborough Power Station Wand Lane Hensall East Yorkshire

    ZG2026/0474/TELC Submitted 21 May 2026 50 yards away

    Prior approval application relating solely to the container unit, which is proposed to house a switchgear unit in association with the Eggborough BESS undertaking

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  • Eggborough Power Station Wand Lane Hensall East Yorkshire

    SELZG2026/0474/TELC Submitted 21 May 2026 50 yards away

    Prior approval application relating solely to the container unit, which is proposed to house a switchgear unit in association with the Eggborough BESS undertaking

    Granted Telecoms 8 docs

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