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Battery Energy Storage System (BESS)- Land South Of The A40 Witney Bypass Stanton Harcourt Road Witney Oxfordshire

25/01656/FULFull ApplicationAwaiting decision
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Proposal

Installation of a battery energy storage system and associated infrastructure and access.

Received
8 July 2025
Decision due
24 October 2025
Ward
Eynsham and Cassington
Agent
Sustainability Unlimited LLP
  1. Received8 Jul
  2. Validated25 Jul
  3. Consult.19 Sep
  4. Target24 Oct
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 19 September.

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About this application

This is a full planning application at Battery Energy Storage System (BESS)- Land South Of The A40 Witney Bypass Stanton Harcourt Road Witney Oxfordshire. West Oxfordshire has handled 5,216 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 8 July 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 71 applications across Eynsham and Cassington.

95% of full applications at West Oxfordshire District 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
South Leigh And High Cogges

Planning application dates

Date validated
25 July 2025
Last date for comments
19 September 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Sustainability Unlimited LLP
Agent address
Third Floor, Suite 2, Ink Building Glasgow G27NQ

Planning decision

Statutory period
91 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14073079
Documents
39

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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

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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.

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