Planning application
Land To The South Of South Elmsall Wakefield
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Installation of underground electricity cables and associated works to connect a proposed ground mounted photovoltaic farm and battery energy storage development (located within Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council, application ref: 25/01535/FULM) to the electricity grid network.
As published by the council, reference 25/01638/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01638/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 26 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 26 Aug 2025
- Ward
- South Elmsall And South Kirkby
- Parish
- South Elmsall
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Aug 2025
Received by Wakefield
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22 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 21 October 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Wakefield took a median of 97 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
116 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
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