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National Grid Land Off Larks Lane Iron Acton South Gloucestershire

Granted South Gloucestershire P21/03995/F Full Planning

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

Proposal

Installation of a battery storage facility and ancillary development.

As published by the council, reference P21/03995/F

Application record

Reference
P21/03995/F
Type
Full Planning
Status
Decided
Decision
Approve with Conditions
Received
27 May 2021
Validated
27 May 2021
Decided
16 Jul 2021
Ward
Frampton Cotterell
Parish
Iron Acton Parish Council
Decision by
Fully Delegated

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 May 2021

    Received by South Gloucestershire

  2. 16 Jul 2021

    Decision issued: Approve with Conditions

  3. 1 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • DOC23/00013 Granted

    National Grid Land Off Larks Lane Iron Acton South Gloucestershire BS37 9TX

    Discharge of Condition 6 (SUDS) attached to planning permission P21/03995/F Installation of a battery storage facility and ancillary development.

    Decided 22 Feb 2023 Conditions

Documents

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

46 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

South Gloucestershire granted permission on 16 July 2021, 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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    Granted Conditions 2 docs
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