Planning application
Eggborough Power Station Selby Road Eggborough East Yorkshire
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Lawful development certificate for proposed erection of a container housing a switchgear unit, a circa 1000 kilowatts diesel generator within enclosure, a circa 15,000 litre fuel tank, and associated hardstanding associated with the Eggborough BESS undertaking
As published by the council, reference ZG2026/0473/CPP
Application record
- Reference
- ZG2026/0473/CPP
- Type
- Certificate of proposed lawful use
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Permitted
- Received
- 21 May 2026
- Validated
- 21 May 2026
- Decided
- 15 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Osgoldcross
- Parish
- Eggborough Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Site history
Applications at this address on the Yorkshire Dales National Park register
This site has had 11 applications since 2025: 4 approved, 0 refused.
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ZG2026/0040/DOC Decided
Eggborough Power Station Selby Road Eggborough East Yorkshire
Discharge of condition 30 (surface water) of approval ZG2025/0392/S73 Section 73 application to vary conditions 03 (plans) and 04 (appearance, scale & layout) of approval ZG2024/0737/S73 Section 73 application to vary condition 15 (30 year Biodiversity Enhancement Management and Monitoring Plan), and delete conditions 16 (Ecological Enhancement Measures) and 26 (surface water) of approval 2022/1105/FULM Construction and operation of a battery energy storage system with an electrical output capacity of up to 500MW and associated development including substation, control building(s), electrical cabling including below ground 400kV cabling, roadways and modified accesses, site security infrastructure, lighting, boundary treatments and landscaping granted on 17 January 2023
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ZG2025/0992/DOC Decided
Eggborough Power Station Selby Road Eggborough East Yorkshire
Discharge of condition 19 (foul & surface water drainage) in relation to Plots 5/6 of approval 2019/1343/EIA Hybrid application for demolition of part of the former power station and ancillary buildings and its redevelopment (i) access into the site, internal roads, employment units, car parking, drainage infrastructure and landscaping and (ii) outline for the scale of redevelopment of the remainder of the site for employment floorspace, proposed buildings with ridge being between 9.5 metres and 24.5 metres, car parking, drainage infrastructure and strategic landscaping
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ZG2025/0991/DOC Decided
Eggborough Power Station Selby Road Eggborough East Yorkshire
Discharge of condition 19 (foul & surface water drainage) in relation to Plots 3/4A-D of approval 2019/1343/EIA Hybrid application for demolition of part of the former power station and ancillary buildings and its redevelopment (i) access into the site, internal roads, employment units, car parking, drainage infrastructure and landscaping and (ii) outline for the scale of redevelopment of the remainder of the site for employment floorspace, proposed buildings with ridge being between 9.5 metres and 24.5 metres, car parking, drainage infrastructure and strategic landscaping
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ZG2025/0876/REMM Granted
Eggborough Power Station Selby Road Eggborough East Yorkshire
Reserved Matters application for the construction of employment development (Use Class E(g)iii, B2 and B8) for Units 5 and 6, including details of appearance, scale, landscaping, layout, along with all associated works including repurposing an existing car park in association to hybrid application 2019/1343/EIA to demolish and redevelop the power station.
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ZG2025/0884/REMM Granted
Eggborough Power Station Selby Road Eggborough East Yorkshire
Reserved Matters application for the construction of employment development (Use Class E(g)iii, B2 and B8) for Units 3 and 4A-4D, including details of appearance, scale, landscaping, layout, along with all associated works in association to hybrid application 2019/1343/EIA to demolish and redevelop the power station
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ZG2025/0848/DOC Decided
Eggborough Power Station Selby Road Eggborough East Yorkshire
Discharge of conditions 15 (BEMP), 16 (landscaping) & 18 (landscaping) of approval ZG2025/0392/S73 Section 73 application to vary conditions 03 (plans) and 04 (appearance, scale & layout) of approval ZG2024/0737/S73 Section 73 application to vary condition 15 (30 year Biodiversity Enhancement Management and Monitoring Plan), and delete conditions 16 (Ecological Enhancement Measures) and 26 (surface water) of approval 2022/1105/FULM Construction and operation of a battery energy storage system with an electrical output capacity of up to 500MW and associated development including substation, control building(s), electrical cabling including below ground 400kV cabling, roadways and modified accesses, site security infrastructure, lighting, boundary treatments and landscaping granted on 17 January 2023
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ZG2025/0847/DOC Decided
Eggborough Power Station Selby Road Eggborough East Yorkshire
Discharge of Condition 24 (drainage) of approval ZG2025/0392/S73 Section 73 application to vary conditions 03 (plans) and 04 (appearance, scale & layout) of approval ZG2024/0737/S73 Section 73 application to vary condition 15 (30 year Biodiversity Enhancement Management and Monitoring Plan), and delete conditions 16 (Ecological Enhancement Measures) and 26 (surface water) of approval 2022/1105/FULM Construction and operation of a battery energy storage system with an electrical output capacity of up to 500MW and associated development including substation, control building(s), electrical cabling including below ground 400kV cabling, roadways and modified accesses, site security infrastructure, lighting, boundary treatments and landscaping granted on 17 January 2023
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ZG2025/0833/DOC Decided
Eggborough Power Station Selby Road Eggborough East Yorkshire
Discharge of Condition 22 (Construction Traffic Environmental Management Plan) of approval ZG2025/0392/S73 Section 73 application to vary conditions 03 (plans) and 04 (appearance, scale & layout) of approval ZG2024/0737/S73 Section 73 application to vary condition 15 (30 year Biodiversity Enhancement Management and Monitoring Plan), and delete conditions 16 (Ecological Enhancement Measures) and 26 (surface water) of approval 2022/1105/FULM Construction and operation of a battery energy storage system with an electrical output capacity of up to 500MW and associated development including substation, control building(s), electrical cabling including below ground 400kV cabling, roadways and modified accesses, site security infrastructure, lighting, boundary treatments and landscaping granted on 17 January 2023
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ZG2025/0836/DOC Granted
Eggborough Power Station Selby Road Eggborough East Yorkshire
Discharge of Conditions 26 (Storage of Chemicals), 27 (Remediation Strategy) and 29 (Contamination) of approval ZG2025/0392/S73 Section 73 application to vary conditions 03 (plans) and 04 (appearance, scale & layout) of approval ZG2024/0737/S73 Section 73 application to vary condition 15 (30 year Biodiversity Enhancement Management and Monitoring Plan), and delete conditions 16 (Ecological Enhancement Measures) and 26 (surface water) of approval 2022/1105/FULM Construction and operation of a battery energy storage system with an electrical output capacity of up to 500MW and associated development including substation, control building(s), electrical cabling including below ground 400kV cabling, roadways and modified accesses, site security infrastructure, lighting, boundary treatments and landscaping granted on 17 January 2023
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ZG2025/0828/DOC Decided
Eggborough Power Station Selby Road Eggborough East Yorkshire
Discharge of Condition 8 (Operational Safety Management Plan) of planning approval ZG2025/0392/S73 Section 73 application to vary conditions 03 (plans) and 04 (appearance, scale & layout) of approval ZG2024/0737/S73 Section 73 application to vary condition 15 (30 year Biodiversity Enhancement Management and Monitoring Plan), and delete conditions 16 (Ecological Enhancement Measures) and 26 (surface water) of approval 2022/1105/FULM Construction and operation of a battery energy storage system with an electrical output capacity of up to 500MW and associated development including substation, control building(s), electrical cabling including below ground 400kV cabling, roadways and modified accesses, site security infrastructure, lighting, boundary treatments and landscaping granted on 17 January 2023
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 May 2026
Received by Yorkshire Dales National Park
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15 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Permitted
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3 Aug 2026
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DWD Property and Planning Limited Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Helsby
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Yorkshire Dales National Park granted permission on 15 July 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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