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Land off , Leek Road , Werrington , Staffordshire , ST9 0DQ

Awaiting decision Staffordshire Moorlands SMD/2025/0354 Full Planning - Large scale MAJOR apps

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Proposal

Erection of a 300 MW Battery Energy Storage System (BESS)

As published by the council, reference SMD/2025/0354

Application record

Reference
SMD/2025/0354
Type
Full Planning - Large scale MAJOR apps
Status
Consultations/Re-consultations issued
Received
29 Jul 2025
Validated
5 Aug 2025
Decision by
Planning Committee
Postcode
ST9 0DQ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Staffordshire Moorlands register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025.

  • SMD/2025/0250 Decided

    Land off , Leek Road , Werrington , Staffordshire , ST9 0DQ

    EIA screening request for land off Leek Rd, Werrington

    Decided 17 Jul 2025 Outline

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 29 Jul 2025

    Received by Staffordshire Moorlands

  2. 5 Aug 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 4 November 2025, 13 weeks from validation under the statutory target. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Staffordshire Moorlands took a median of 75 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

169 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Staffordshire Moorlands for determination, against a statutory target of thirteen weeks. Over the last year Staffordshire Moorlands decided full applications in a median of 93 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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