Planning application
Land Adjacent Cellarhead Substation , Rownall Road , Wetley Rocks , Staffordshire ,
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
Proposal
Request for screening opinion proposed battery storage facility
As published by the council, reference SMD/2021/0413
Application record
- Reference
- SMD/2021/0413
- Type
- Screening Opinion
- Status
- Consultations/Re-consultations issued
- Decision
- Screening Opinion - EIA Not Required
- Received
- 24 Jun 2021
- Validated
- 24 Jun 2021
- Decided
- 25 Aug 2021
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- ST9 0BS
Site history
Applications at this address on the Staffordshire Moorlands register
This site has had 3 applications since 2021: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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DOC/2025/0091 Granted
Land Adjacent Cellarhead Substation , Rownall Road , Wetley Rocks , Staffordshire ,
Discharge of conditions 15, 19 and 22 of SMD/2022/0548
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DOC/2024/0056 Granted
Land Adjacent Cellarhead Substation , Rownall Road , Wetley Rocks , Staffordshire ,
Discharge of Conditions 3,10,11 in relation to application SMD/2022/0444
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Jun 2021
Received by Staffordshire Moorlands
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25 Aug 2021
Decision issued: Screening Opinion - EIA Not Required
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20 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
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