Issue - meetings

Grid Scale Battery Storage Facility.

The Committee is recommended to grant planning permission.

Officer Contact: Mark Jordan on 0161 474 3557 or email: mark.jordan@stockport.gov.uk

In respect of plan no. DC077298 for a grid scale battery storage facility at Welkin Mill, Welkin Road, Bredbury, it was

RESOLVED – (11 for, 1 against) That planning permission be granted.

Grid Scale Battery Storage Facility.

The Area Committee is requested to recommend the Planning and Highways Regulation Committee to grant planning permission.

Officer Contact: Mark Jordan on 0161 474 3557 or email: mark.jordan@stockport.gov.uk

In respect of plan no. 077298 for a grid scale battery storage facility at Welkin Mill, Welkin Road, Bredbury

a representative of the applicant spoke in support of the application

It was then

RESOLVED – That the application be referred to the Planning and Highways Regulation Committee for determination with further details and clarification provided on the following:-

·         The fencing around the proposed site is next to a football pitch and therefore the height of the fencing needs addressing, and the applicant therefore needs to be requested to engage with Spurley Hey Football Club before the application is determined.

·         A response from the Local Flooding Authority needs to be received before the application is determined.

·         The provision of a Climate Impact Assessment for this and all development applications should be provided.