Planning Application Details - 23/3697C

The works will cover: a new intake structure on the south bank of the River Dane roughly 12m upstream of the weir crest, 3.7m wide and protected by a coarse screen of 150mm aperture and penstock gate. 11m of 1500mm dia. buried low pressure pipeline conducting the flow from the intake to the turbine. An underground measurement chamber containing acoustic flow measurement equipment which will accurately record the flow passing through the pipeline. An Archimedes Screw turbine set onto concrete foundations within a 3.3m-wide concrete channel. A control building above the turbine 4m x 5.5m in plan enclosing the gearbox, generator and control equipment. A short tailrace channel delivering the flow back into the downstream weirpool. Removal of accumulated silt and gravel close to the turbine outfall to allow the discharge to merge smoothly back into the weirpool.

Application Details

Reference: 23/3697C
Address: Eastern Bank Of The River Dane Adjacent,
Local Authority: Cheshire East
Application Type: Full
Scale / Size: Medium
Status: Undecided
Parish: Congleton

Applicant & Agent

Applicant Address: 115 Ennerdale Drive, Congleton, Cheshire, CW12 4FL

Key Dates

Date Validated: 2023-09-28
Date Submitted: 2023-09-28
Consultation Expiry: 2023-12-26
Target Decision Date: 2025-02-05

Decision

Decision: Not decided
Case Officer: See source

Additional Information

Coordinates: 53.166256, -2.209445