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The Old Rectory Mill Lane Gratwich ST14 8SE

P/2026/00687Overhead LinesApproved

Approved on 3 November 2026

Council decision: No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Consultation - Applicant's Reference 5644023/DH Section 37 of the Electricity Act 1989 We are applying for Section 37 Planning Permission as we National Grid are proposing to upgrade the existing 11KV network by installing a 3rd wire. We believe the existing poles are in good condition however should we require to upgrade the poles at this time we would be replacing them on a like for like basis. The Secretary of State will be required to make a Screening Decision before the section 37 application can be decided. To inform its decision, the Secretary of State must receive the views of the Local Planning Authority.

Received
25 June 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Blythe
  1. Received25 Jun
  2. Validated26 Jun
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided3 Nov

Decided in 130 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a planning application at THE OLD RECTORY MILL LANE GRATWICH ST14 8SE. East Staffordshire has handled 58 applications of this type. This one was decided in 131 days, 10 weeks longer than East Staffordshire's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 52 applications across Blythe. We hold 311 applications in total for the ST14 postcode area.

90% of all applications at East Staffordshire Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 9 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
ST14 8SE
Application type
Overhead Lines
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Kingstone CP

Planning application dates

Date validated
26 June 2026
Consultation expiry
17 July 2026
Committee meeting
26 June 2026
Application expires
20 August 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Statutory period
55 days

Publicity

Site notice end
17 July 2026

Additional information

UPRN
10008036100
Documents
2

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: East Staffordshire

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