Planning application
InstaVolt Limited Penkridge Retail Park Wolverhampton Road Penkridge
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Installation of two new rapid EV charging bays. Existing feeder pillar to be removed and three new feeder pillars are to be installed, along with a battery storage unit (BESS).
As published by the council, reference 26/00695/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00695/FUL
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 11 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 21 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Penkridge South & Gailey
- Parish
- PENKRIDGE
Comment by 26 September 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to South Staffordshire through their own planning portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Aug 2026
Received by South Staffordshire
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21 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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2 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 16 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
South Staffordshire took a median of 70 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
21 documents on file for this application
- FENCE DETAILS
- BYD 160KW SINGLE ARM CHARGER
- FEEDER PILLAR SCHNEIDER 7 WAY FOR BESS
- RMC 1600 - WITH ROOTS
- FEEDER PILLAR WITH SPACER
- CCTV - INCLUDING CABLING DETAILSREV
- MITRED TOP BOLLARD DETAIL
- BYD 160KW CHARGER
- SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT POLICY FACTSHEET
- MANUAL - (DUAL ARM) EVD160KUC01_V04
- MANUAL - (SINGLE ARM) EVD160KUC05 20240911
- 2026 MATERIAL CONSIDERATIONS
- BESS POLICY FACTSHEET
- BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN FACTSHEET 2026
- DESIGN AND ACCESS FACTSHEET
- EV NATIONAL POLICY FACTSHEET
- PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT FACTSHEET
- PLANNING CONTROLS FACTSHEET
- RENEWABLES AND LOW CARBON POLICY FACTSHEET
- ESS UNIT (JG458)
- FENCE ENCLOSURE EXAMPLE
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with South Staffordshire for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year South Staffordshire decided full applications in a median of 95 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.
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