Littlebrook Power Station Rennie Drive Dartford Kent DA1 5PT

20/00041/VCONVariation of ConditionPending Decision

Discharge / amendments

Proposal

Provision of a new 400kV substation including: A GIS hall sited centrally, a lower annex sits along the eastern side of the main hall, two smaller-scale, single-storey amenity buildings, five Super Grid Transformers (SGT) and six gantries; A backup diesel generator with enhanced noise attenuation; Laying out of a parking area for vehicles, with additional space reserved additional overflow parking; Earthworks and fencing. (as amended by a variation to condition 2 allowing raised ground levels).

Received: 13 January 2020
Decided: 21 April 2020 · Approval of Variation of Condition
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 1
Council: Dartford Borough Council
Ward: Bridge

Approximate site (title boundary)

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ReceivedReceived13 Jan
ValidatedValidated17 Jan
Consult.Consultation14 Feb
TargetTarget Date22 Apr
DecidedDecided21 Apr

Decided in 95 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Dartford87% of conditions applications approvedSee what's approved near your address

This is an application to vary a condition at Littlebrook Power Station Rennie Drive Dartford Kent DA1 5PT. Dartford has handled 396 applications of this type and approves 94% of them, typically deciding them in 59 days. This one was decided in 99 days, 6 weeks longer than Dartford's median. There have been 14 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 7 applications across Bridge. We hold 959 applications in total for the DA1 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference

20/00041/VCON

Address

Littlebrook Power Station Rennie Drive Dartford Kent DA1 5PT

Postcode

DA1 5PT

Local Authority

Dartford

Application Type

Variation of Condition

Scale / Size

Medium

Decision Status

Conditions

Current Status

Decided

Ward

Bridge

Parish

Not Parished

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received

13 January 2020

Consultation Expiry

14 February 2020

Target Decision Date

22 April 2020

Date Decided

21 April 2020

Date Validated

17 January 2020

Date Submitted

13 January 2020

Consultation Start

17 January 2020

Consultation End

14 February 2020

Last Date for Comments

14 February 2020

Permission Expires

21 April 2025

Planning Decision

Decision

Approval of Variation of Condition

Decided By

Delegated Decision

Statutory Period

96 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID

PP-08368141

Comments

Documents

Constraints

Coordinates

51.462395, 0.239225

Enriching application data

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Dartford

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14 other applications at this property, newest first.

Planning constraints

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Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
Article 4 direction: HMO Article 4(1) Direction North Order 2025

Also checked, none recorded (23)

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