Land At Park Farm Himley Road Himley DUDLEY DY3 4DF
Refused on 18 February 2026
Delegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal
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Proposal
The temporary development of a battery energy storage system (BESS) with ancillary infrastructure to provide balancing services to the electricity grid.
- Received
- 10 December 2024
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 22
- Ward
- Himley & Swindon
- ReceivedReceived10 Dec
- ValidatedValidated19 Nov
- Consult.Consultation14 Dec
- TargetTarget Date18 Feb
- DecidedDecided18 Feb
Decided in 91 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application at Land At Park Farm Himley Road Himley DUDLEY DY3 4DF. South Staffordshire has handled 1,353 applications of this type. This one was decided in 435 days, 54 weeks longer than South Staffordshire's typical decision time. The site is in the Himley conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 19 applications across Himley & Swindon. We hold 337 applications in total for the DY3 postcode area.
88% of full applications at South Staffordshire District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Why it was refused
- The development would cause less than substantial harm to the Himley Conservation Area and, Registered Park (Grade II) and the setting of Himley Hall (Grade II*), through the introduction of large-scale engineered structures that harm the significance and erode the rural setting of these heritage assets. There is also heritage harm to Ice House (Grade II), Bridge between Rock Pool and Island Pool (Grade II), Pair of Lodges, attached Gates, Piers and Railings (Grade II). The proposal would introduce a visually intrusive and uncharacteristic feature into the rural landscape, which is highly visible from the walking routes through the Registered Park. Overall, the heritage harm and erosion of rural character in the local area outweigh the benefits of the proposal. As such, the proposal is therefore contrary to Paragraphs 187, 212-215 of the NPPF and Core Strategy Policies EQ3, EQ4, EQ12 and Core Policy 4.
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Postcode
- DY3 4DF
- Application type
- Major Full Application
- Scale / size
- Large
- Parish
- HIMLEY
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 19 November 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 31 December 2025
- Consultation start
- 20 November 2025
- Consultation end
- 14 December 2025
- Neighbour consultation start
- 18 February 2026
- Last date for comments
- 18 February 2026
- Target decision date
- 18 February 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- REPD 565 High Road Leytonstone London E11 4PB
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 91 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 10 December 2025
- Advertisement expiry
- 31 December 2025
- Site notice start
- 5 December 2025
- Site notice end
- 26 December 2025
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-13613898
- Documents
- 60
- Constraints
- 8
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Himley Village and Parkland Conservation Area Designation Document
- Green belt: South Staffordshire
- Ancient woodland: Baggeridge WoodPart of the site
- Local nature reserve: Baggeridge Country ParkPart of the site
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (18)
flood storage areas, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, national 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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Source: South Staffordshire
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