Land To The East Of Cowpen Bewley Road, Saltholme
Approved on 4 January 2019
Council decision: Approved with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Application for a gas fired generating facility (GFGF) for the generation of 49.99MW electricity to facilitate regional distribution during generation shortfall and to meet peak supply demands.
- Received
- 6 September 2018
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 14
- Ward
- Billingham East (Pre May 2023)
- ReceivedReceived6 Sep
- ValidatedValidated7 Sep
- Consult.Consultation17 Dec
- TargetTarget Date7 Dec
- DecidedDecided4 Jan
Decided in 119 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a full planning application at Land To The East Of Cowpen Bewley Road, Saltholme. Stockton-on-Tees has handled 1,387 applications of this type. This one was decided in 120 days, 10 weeks longer than Stockton-on-Tees's typical decision time. There have been 7 other applications at this address.
98% of full applications at Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Parish
- Billingham Town Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 7 September 2018
- Consultation expiry
- 17 December 2018
- Consultation start
- 3 December 2018
- Consultation end
- 17 December 2018
- Neighbour consultation start
- 24 September 2018
- Neighbour consultation end
- 15 October 2018
- Last date for comments
- 15 October 2018
- Target decision date
- 7 December 2018
- Permission expires
- 4 January 2022
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 91 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 20 September 2018
- Advertisement expiry
- 11 October 2018
- Site notice start
- 20 September 2018
- Site notice end
- 11 October 2018
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-07256856
- Documents
- 97
- Constraints
- 4
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Nutrient neutrality catchment: Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast SPA/RamsarApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
- 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 (21)
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Information to discharge condition 8 (HMMEP) of planning approval 18/2082/FUL
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Planning history at this site
7 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20226 Jan
Information to discharge condition no10 (Noise) of planning approval 20/0647/VARY
PendingDischarge of conditions22/0025/DCH - 20226 Jan
Information to discharge condition no10 (Noise) of planning approval 20/0625/VARY
PendingDischarge of conditions22/0026/DCH - 20197 Aug
Section 73 application to vary condition No.6 (Habitat Regulations Assessment) of planning approval…
ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)19/1819/VARY - 201915 Feb
Section 73 application to vary condition No.13 (Noise) of planning approval 18/2079/FUL
WithdrawnVariation of conditions (s73)19/0328/VARY - 201928 Jan
Information to discharge condition No.7 (Construction Environmental Management Plan) of planning approval…
Discharged ConditionsDischarge of conditions19/0187/DCH - 201813 Aug
Screening opinion for gas fired electricity generating (GFEGF) facility
WithdrawnScreening Option18/1874/SCO - 201813 Aug
Screening opinion for gas fired electricity generating (GFEGF) facility
WithdrawnScreening Option18/1875/SCO
Source: Stockton-on-Tees
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