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Middleton Substation Faraday Road Heysham Lancashire

25/01057/EIRPending Decision

Proposal

Screening request for request for proposed extension to Middleton 400kV electricity substation including the construction of substation and control building, siting of two new supergrid transformers, installation of other above ground transmission and associated works including internal access roads, culvert, surfacing, boundary fence and car parking

Received
26 September 2025
Site boundary (council red line)
  1. Received26 Sep
  2. Validated26 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

This is a planning application for an extension at Middleton Substation Faraday Road Heysham Lancashire. Lancaster has handled 3,072 applications of this type and approves 89% of them, typically deciding them in 45 days. It was submitted on 26 September 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. There have been 3 other applications at this address.

Application Details

Reference
25/01057/EIR
Address
Middleton Substation Faraday Road Heysham Lancashire
Local Authority
Lancaster
Decision Status
Undecided
Current Status
Unknown

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
26 September 2025
Date Validated
26 September 2025
Date Submitted
26 September 2025
Decision Issued
17 October 2025

Planning Decision

Decision
ES Not Required

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Coordinates
54.034775, -2.885024
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Lancaster

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Associated applications

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    26 Sep

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  2. 2025
    26 Sep

    Screening request for request for proposed extension to Middleton 400kV electricity substation including the…

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site

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

Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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.

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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 2026-10-09. 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.

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