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Application 4/25/2180/0F1

Application details

Valid date
20 May 2025
Proposal

CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION OF A BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM (BESS) AND ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURE, LANDSCAPING AND BURIED GRID CABLE ROUTE

Site
LAND BETWEEN WOODEND AND MOOR ROW, EGREMONT
Applicant
JT Energy Storage (Windel Energy)
Agent
Stephenson Halliday
Case officer
Heather Morrison
Parish
Cleator Moor

Decision details

Decision
APPROVE
Decision date
15 Dec 2025

Plans and documents

Attachment Size
Application Form (PDF, 433.72KB) (PDF, 433.72KB) 433.72 KB
Site Location Plan (PDF, 178.7KB) (PDF, 178.7KB) 178.7 KB
Site Layout Plan (PDF, 2.82MB) (PDF, 2.82MB) 2.82 MB
Inverter Unit Plans and Elevations (PDF, 116.29KB) (PDF, 116.29KB) 116.29 KB
Battery Unit Plans and Elevations (PDF, 330.74KB) (PDF, 330.74KB) 330.74 KB
DNO Substation Plans and Elevations (PDF, 100.79KB) (PDF, 100.79KB) 100.79 KB
Private Substation Plans and Elevations (PDF, 100.68KB) (PDF, 100.68KB) 100.68 KB
AUX Transformer Plans and Elevations (PDF, 399.3KB) (PDF, 399.3KB) 399.3 KB
Spares Container Plans and Elevations (PDF, 124.16KB) (PDF, 124.16KB) 124.16 KB
Fence Elevations (PDF, 102.38KB) (PDF, 102.38KB) 102.38 KB
Water Tank Plans and Elevations (PDF, 234.68KB) (PDF, 234.68KB) 234.68 KB
Access Track Plans and Elevations (PDF, 128.47KB) (PDF, 128.47KB) 128.47 KB
Proposed Site Elevations (PDF, 457.95KB) (PDF, 457.95KB) 457.95 KB
Landscape Mitigation Plan (PDF, 854.45KB) (PDF, 854.45KB) 854.45 KB
Agricultural Quality (PDF, 3.12MB) (PDF, 3.12MB) 3.12 MB
Arboricultural Assessment (PDF, 1.61MB) (PDF, 1.61MB) 1.61 MB
Appendix 1 - Landscape and Visual Appraisal (PDF, 1.02MB) (PDF, 1.02MB) 1.02 MB
Appendix 2 - Visual Aids (PDF, 98.27KB) (PDF, 98.27KB) 98.27 KB
Appendix 3 - Landscape Sensitivity Assessment (PDF, 152.84KB) (PDF, 152.84KB) 152.84 KB
Appendix 4 - Viewpoint Analysis (PDF, 169.15KB) (PDF, 169.15KB) 169.15 KB
Appendix 5 - Viewpoints (PDF, 1.71MB) (PDF, 1.71MB) 1.71 MB
Baseline Figures (PDF, 4.02MB) (PDF, 4.02MB) 4.02 MB
Certificate C Proof (PDF, 133.45KB) (PDF, 133.45KB) 133.45 KB
Transport Statement and Traffic Management Plan (PDF, 5.1MB) (PDF, 5.1MB) 5.1 MB
Biodiversity Impact Assessment (PDF, 4.42MB) (PDF, 4.42MB) 4.42 MB
Ecological Impact Assessment (PDF, 1.22MB) (PDF, 1.22MB) 1.22 MB
Winter Bird Survey Report (PDF, 2.75MB) (PDF, 2.75MB) 2.75 MB
Flood Risk Assessment and Drainage Strategy (PDF, 2.9MB) (PDF, 2.9MB) 2.9 MB
Historic Environment Assessment (PDF, 2.2MB) (PDF, 2.2MB) 2.2 MB
Landscape and Visual Appraisal (PDF, 599.14KB) (PDF, 599.14KB) 599.14 KB
Noise Impact Assessment (PDF, 1.73MB) (PDF, 1.73MB) 1.73 MB
Planning, Design and Access Statement (PDF, 1.96MB) (PDF, 1.96MB) 1.96 MB
Site Selection Report - Additional Information August 2025 (PDF, 739.17KB) (PDF, 739.17KB) 739.17 KB
Response to Highways - Additional Information August 2025 (PDF, 818.91KB) (PDF, 818.91KB) 818.91 KB
Shadow Habitat Regulations Assessment - Additional Information August 2025 (PDF, 397.86KB) (PDF, 397.86KB) 397.86 KB
Response to Tetra Tech/Ecology Team - Additional Information August 2025 (PDF, 211.18KB) (PDF, 211.18KB) 211.18 KB
Photomontage - Additional Information November 2025 (PDF, 6.38MB) (PDF, 6.38MB) 6.38 MB
Consultee Response - Historic Environment Officer 05/06/2025 (PDF, 196.03KB) (PDF, 196.03KB) 196.03 KB
Consultee Response - Joint Emergency Management and Resilience Team 05/06/2025 (PDF, 258.75KB) (PDF, 258.75KB) 258.75 KB
Consultee Response - The Coal Authority 05/06/2025 (PDF, 77.29KB) (PDF, 77.29KB) 77.29 KB
Consultee Response - Cleator Moor Town Council 13/06/2025 (PDF, 138.15KB) (PDF, 138.15KB) 138.15 KB
Consultee Response - Office for Nuclear Regulation 17/06/2025 (PDF, 638.95KB) (PDF, 638.95KB) 638.95 KB
Consultee Response - Environmental Health 17/06/2025 (PDF, 740.56KB) (PDF, 740.56KB) 740.56 KB
Consultee Response - Egremont Town Council 19/06/2025 (PDF, 113.72KB) (PDF, 113.72KB) 113.72 KB
Consultee Response - Electricity North West 20/06/2025 (PDF, 725.94KB) (PDF, 725.94KB) 725.94 KB
Consultee Response - Cumbria Fire & Rescue Service 26/06/2025 (PDF, 280.96KB) (PDF, 280.96KB) 280.96 KB
Consultee Response - Highways 27/06/2025 (PDF, 129.29KB) (PDF, 129.29KB) 129.29 KB
Consultee Response - Arboricultural Report 27/06/2025 (PDF, 124.76KB) (PDF, 124.76KB) 124.76 KB
Consultee Response - Natural England 01/07/2025 (PDF, 819.34KB) (PDF, 819.34KB) 819.34 KB
Consultee Response - Tetra Tech Ecology Team 09/07/2025 (PDF, 155.76KB) (PDF, 155.76KB) 155.76 KB
Consultee Response - Historic Environment Officer 28/08/2025 (PDF, 195.4KB) (PDF, 195.4KB) 195.4 KB
Consultee Response - The Coal Authority 28/08/2025 (PDF, 77.71KB) (PDF, 77.71KB) 77.71 KB
Consultee Response - Highways 29/08/2025 (PDF, 127.02KB) (PDF, 127.02KB) 127.02 KB
Consultee Response - Joint Emergency Management and Resilience Team 01/09/2025 (PDF, 245.33KB) (PDF, 245.33KB) 245.33 KB
Consultee Response - Office for Nuclear Regulation 03/09/2025 (PDF, 679.69KB) (PDF, 679.69KB) 679.69 KB
Consultee Response - Electricity North West 03/09/2025 (PDF, 915.29KB) (PDF, 915.29KB) 915.29 KB
Consultee Response - Environmental Health 05/09/2025 (PDF, 720.26KB) (PDF, 720.26KB) 720.26 KB
Consultee Response - Cumbria Fire & Rescue Service 10/09/2025 (PDF, 127.45KB) (PDF, 127.45KB) 127.45 KB
Consultee Response - Natural England 11/08/2025 (PDF, 829.78KB) (PDF, 829.78KB) 829.78 KB
Consultee Response - Egremont Town Council 16/09/2025 (PDF, 111.28KB) (PDF, 111.28KB) 111.28 KB
Consultee Response - Tetra Tech Ecology Team 18/09/2025 (PDF, 225.5KB) (PDF, 225.5KB) 225.5 KB
Consultee Response - United Utilities 24/09/2025 (PDF, 447.6KB) (PDF, 447.6KB) 447.6 KB
Planning Committee Report - 26 November 2025 (PDF, 395.24KB) (PDF, 395.24KB) 395.24 KB
Supplementary Delegated Report (PDF, 219.14KB) (PDF, 219.14KB) 219.14 KB
Decision Notice (PDF, 237.46KB) (PDF, 237.46KB) 237.46 KB