Planning application
Land South West Of New Fold Orrell
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Construction and operation of a 50MW battery energy storage system (BESS) facility including the erection of battery container units, inverters, 132kV substation, 33kV customer switchgear, storage container and welfare container, water tank, new internal access roads, resurfaced compound, installation of perimeter fencing and access gate, associated works; and landscaping
As published by the council, reference A/25/099954/NLA
Application record
- Reference
- A/25/099954/NLA
- Type
- Neighbouring LA
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 30 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 30 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Wigan Central
- Parish
- Wigan North
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Oct 2025
Received by Wigan
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 25 December 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Wigan took a median of 87 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
What happens while it is decided
This application is with Wigan for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Wigan's median decision took 87 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About this record
The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on Wigan's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.