National Grid Penn Sub Station Penstone Lane Lower Penn South Staffordshire WV4 4XE
Approved on 31 July 2018
Council decision: Approved by LetterDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Emergency standby electricity generation facility comprising: natural gas generator units (up to 10 in total), transformers, boundary treatment including acoustic screening, access improvements and associated works. Technical Note TN001 Rev BLicence Method StatementConditions 15 and 16 Correspondence
- Received
- 5 June 2018
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 2
- Ward
- Wombourne North & Lower Penn
- Agent
- Peter Brett Associates LLP
- ReceivedReceived5 Jun
- ValidatedValidated6 Jun
- Consult.Consultation14 Aug
- TargetTarget Date1 Aug
- DecidedDecided31 Jul
Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is an application to discharge conditions at National Grid Penn Sub Station Penstone Lane Lower Penn South Staffordshire WV4 4XE. South Staffordshire has handled 536 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. There have been 3 other applications at this address. We hold 437 applications in total for the WV4 postcode area.
97% of conditions applications at South Staffordshire District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.Planning something similar? See what gets approved on your street
Application details
- Postcode
- WV4 4XE
- Application type
- Discharge of Condition
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- LOWER PENN
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 6 June 2018
- Consultation expiry
- 14 August 2018
- Consultation end
- 14 August 2018
- Target decision date
- 1 August 2018
- Permission expires
- 31 July 2023
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Peter Brett Associates LLP
- Agent address
- 16 Brewhouse Yard Clerkenwell London EC1V 4LJ
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-07028090
- Documents
- 1
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Green belt: South Staffordshire
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, 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.
Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 201820 Dec
Emergency standby electricity generating facility comprising: Natural gas generators, transformers, acoustic…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions18/00674/COND - 201810 Aug
Emergency standby electricity generation facility comprising: natural gas generator units (up to 10 in…
ApprovedFull Application18/00674/FUL - 201528 Jul
The erection of a combined hard flood defence and perimeter fence to a height of 3.4m, which will be set…
ApprovedCertificate of Lawfulness - proposed15/00666/LUP
Source: South Staffordshire
Track this application
Get email alerts when there is a planning decision or status change.
Get email alerts near WV4
New planning applications delivered to your inbox daily.
Around this site
Nearby applications
- National Grid Penn Sub Station Penstone Lane Lower Penn South Staffordshire WV4 4XE18/00674/COND · ConditionsApproved0.0 mi
- National Grid Penn Sub Station Penstone Lane Lower Penn South Staffordshire WV4 4XE18/00674/FUL · FullApproved0.0 mi
- Field At (Penn 2), Penstone Lane, Lower PennSCC/22/0026/CON · OutlineApproved0.1 mi
- National Grid Penn Sub Station Penstone Lane Lower Penn South Staffordshire WV4 4XE15/00666/LUP · OutlineApproved0.1 mi
- Land Off Penstone Lane Lower Penn WOLVERHAMPTON WV4 4XE22/01194/COND5 · ConditionsApproved0.1 mi
For applicants and trades
Contractors near this project
- Brown's ElectricalVerifiedElectrician4.4 mi
- Datacraft Installation Services LimitedElectrician1.4 mi
- Orton Electrical Services Ltd.Alternative Power SuppliesBuilding controls1.6 mi
- Wolverhampton Tree ServiceTree Surgeons1.6 mi
Planning something similar?
See what the council approved and refused on your street for the project you have in mind. Pick your home and get the evidence before you pay for drawings.