BESS Update June 2025
Parish Council Bess Update June 2025.
The Parish Council wish to advise Immersa’s BESS application has been withdrawn. The details are on Redditch Borough Council Planning portal using planning reference 23/00417/FUL.
However,
Grenergy have now submitted their planning application to the Borough Council under planning ref 25/00628/FUL.
And,
Energy Cog (land off Astwood Lane) have advised they will be in touch in the near future.
Updated BESS Map May 2025
The Parish Council has received two further notifications of proposed BESS applications on Astwood Lane and the B4090 (Saltway). Please see updated BESS map.
Grenergy (Saltway) have notified neighbouring properties and the Parish Council as their consultation exercise.
Energy Cog on Astwood Lane do intend to hold a consultation event at the village hall and with the Parish Council.
BESS Poll/Ballot results Jan 2025
BESS Poll/Ballot results Jan 2025
Please see detailed Poll results in round numbers:
44% return of papers both online and ballot box.
91.5% object to Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS).
7% support in support of BESS.
1.5% no comment.
The Parish Council thanks the Borough Councillors (Cllr Brandon Clayton, Cllr Craig Warhurst, and Cllr Chris Hoyz) for their house-to-house delivery over two very cold weekends.
This is an amazing return and justifies the poll being undertaken.
The Parish Council would like to thank so many Parishioners for taking part in the poll / ballot.
BESS Update Jan 2025: Statkraft and Immersa
press release 21 01 25 Statkraft and Immersa
Planning situations update on Statkraft and Immersa Planning Applications
Statkraft
The Statkraft application expires on 21st January, today.
Following my conversation with planning, I can confirm all prestart conditions have been discharged, and the documents will be uploaded to portal.
We understand it is the landowner who is undertaking work on site, to try and implement the consent before it expires. I have also asked that the planning department investigate possible enforcement action.
At the time of writing no new application has been submitted by Statkraft, which would imply that they are at least not proceeding with the current application. If they were they would have implemented their own consent.
Local knowledge leads us to believe that Stakraft will not be proceeding, but this is by no means a certainty. However once expired it would require a new application controlled by the latest requirements
Immersa
We are informed that the landowner has no agreement with the applicant to sell / lease anything more than 3.5, acre, 100MW development, and that negotiations have stalled. This may explain why the application has been dormant for an extended period
Alan Smith
Chair FPC