Planning application
Land At Grid Reference 249487 125686 Woodtown East The Water Devon
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
Proposal
EIA Screening opinion for BESS
As published by the council, reference 1/0982/2025/SCR
Application record
- Reference
- 1/0982/2025/SCR
- Type
- Screening Opinion
- Status
- Screening Opinion Completed
- Decision
- Screening Opinion Completed
- Received
- 16 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 16 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 6 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Two Rivers And Three Moors
- Parish
- Alverdiscott
Site history
Applications at this address on the Torridge register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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1/0939/2025/FULM Refused
Land At Grid Reference 249487 125686 Woodtown East The Water Devon
Proposed Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) with an import/export capacity of up to 99.4MW including associated infrastructure, engineering works, drainage, cabling, landscaping and access
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Dec 2025
Received by Torridge
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6 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Screening Opinion Completed
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
15 documents on file for this application
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