Planning application
Power Station, 132 Manchester Road, Carrington, M31 4AY
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Consultation from Trafford Council on Application No 110320/FUL/23 for Construction of a 1,040 MW Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) facility comprising: containerised battery units with transformer units and inverter cabinets; internal access tracks; electrical substation compounds including tansformers and associated switchgear equipment; infrared CCTV fixed on poles; perimeter fencing; underground surface water drainage infrastructure; vehicular parking area; and site welfare facilities.
As published by the council, reference 23/81312/LPACON
Application record
- Reference
- 23/81312/LPACON
- Type
- Adjoining Authority Consultation
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- No Objection
- Received
- 27 Feb 2023
- Validated
- 27 Feb 2023
- Decided
- 14 Apr 2023
- Ward
- Not Within Salford
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- M31 4AY
Site history
Applications at this address on the Salford register
This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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21/78258/LPACON Granted
Power Station, 132 Manchester Road, Carrington, M31 4AY
Consultation from Trafford Council (reference number 105316/HYB/21) for the Hybrid application comprising: (a) Full application for the creation of a green hydrogen production facility (10MW capacity, circa 4 tonnes of hydrogen production per day), including battery storage, compressors, hydrogen storage and tanker loading facilities. (b) Outline application for expanded green hydrogen production facility within wider site (200MW capacity, up to 50 tonnes of hydrogen storage).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Feb 2023
Received by Salford
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14 Apr 2023
Decision issued: No Objection
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17 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
21 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Salford granted permission on 14 April 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.
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