Land At Worle Quarry Lower Kewstoke Road Weston-super-Mare BS22 9LF
Approved on 6 October 2023
Council decision: EIA not requiredDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Screening Opinion request to determine as to whether proposed development is EIA development. Development proposed is for a change of use to a use involving the processing of lithium batteries with the following operation development; installation of a new building to house part of the screener deck, hopper box and bag station; installation of associated diesel generators, as shown on the accompanying plans; installation of a number of additional non-permanent or permanent industrial storage buildings; the retention of four non-permanent industrial storage buildings; the retention of alterations and extensions made to an existing building to provide additional storage and office space; the continued siting of three shipping containers which serve as a staff locker room, staff toilets and a secure quarantine area; the retention of one portacabin and caravan which are used together for security and reception for the site; the retention of a 100,000 litre drainage water tank which serves as an overflow and temporary storage for the site drainage system; and the retention and extension of the associated palisade security fencing around the site. THIS IS NOT A PLANNING APPLICATION
- Received
- 18 August 2023
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- North Somerset
- Ward
- Weston-super-Mare Kewstoke
- Agent
- Chartwood Heritage and Planning
- ReceivedReceived18 Aug
- ValidatedValidated18 Aug
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided6 Oct
Decided in 49 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is an outline application for a change of use at Land At Worle Quarry Lower Kewstoke Road Weston-super-Mare BS22 9LF. North Somerset has handled 683 applications of this type. This one was decided in 49 days, 7 days quicker than North Somerset's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 37 applications across Weston-super-Mare Kewstoke. We hold 639 applications in total for the BS22 postcode area.
74% of outline applications at North Somerset were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- BS22 9LF
- Application type
- Request for formal screening opinion
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Parish
- Weston-super-Mare
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 18 August 2023
- Decision issued
- 9 October 2023
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Chartwood Heritage and Planning
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, 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
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© 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.
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Source: North Somerset
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