National Grid Substation, Lower Road, near Greater Leys, OX44 9BD

1. 3 Sep 2021

   Received by South Oxfordshire

2. 29 Sep 2021

   Decision issued: Prior Approval Agreed

3. 12 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

South Oxfordshire granted permission on 29 September 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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• Cowley Main Sub Station Lower Blackberry Lane Garsington OX44 9BD

  P19/S3045/DIS Submitted 30 Sep 2019 50 yards away

  Discharge of conditions 5 - construction environmental management plan, 6 - submission of revised woodland management plan and 7 - construction traffic management plan on application ref. P19/S0623/FUL Construction and operation of a 49.9MW battery storage facility, access road and hard surfacing; and a habitat management area on land to the South of the existing Cowley substation. As clarified by Applicant's email dated 3 April 2019 and as further clarified and amended by Botanical Report, Habitat Management Plan, Updated Net Gain Assessment accompanying Agent's letter dated 29 May 2019 and Agent's letter dated 15 July 2019.

  Granted Conditions 14 docs

• Cowley Main Sub Station Lower Blackberry Lane Garsington OX44 9BD

  P21/S0467/DIS Submitted 29 Jan 2021 50 yards away

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  Decided Conditions 4 docs

• Cowley Substation Blackberry Lane near Sandford OX44 9BD

  P19/S2260/SCR Submitted 17 Jul 2019 50 yards away

  Screening opinion in connection with application P19/S0623/FUL (Construction and operation of a 49.9MW battery storage facility, access road and hard surfacing; and a habitat management area on land to the South of the existing Cowley substation).

  Decided Outline 6 docs

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• P26/S4518/OH Decided

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