Plot 2 Navigator Terminals Seal Sands Seal Sands Road Seal Sands TS2 1UA Data via plota.co.uk

26/0664/FUL - Full Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Proposed development of a new SAF (sustainable aviation fuel) storage terminal (SAFST) comprising ethanol and SAF storage tanks and ancillary plant and machinery. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
31 Mar 2026
Consultation
11 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 14 Aug 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 21 Aug 2026; it is now day 168. The consultation period closed on 21 Aug 2026.

Documents 60

Statements & assessments 26

PDF TECHNICAL NOTE FOR NOISE Report · 1 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF SHADOW HABITATS REGULATIONS ASSESSMENT STAGE 1 SCREENING AND STAGE 2 APPROPRIATE Report · 1 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF TECHNICAL NOTE FOR NOISE Report · 30 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF SHADOW HABITATS REGULATIONS ASSESSMENT Report · 30 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF HIGHWAYS TRANSPORT & DESIGN MANAGER Consultee Comment · 27 May 2026 View ↗ PDF INDICATIVE DRAINAGE STRATEGY LAYOUT Revised Drawing · 13 May 2026 View ↗ PDF FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT (NO APPENDICES). Report · 13 May 2026 View ↗ PDF SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE CALCULATIONS Report · 13 May 2026 View ↗ PDF SEAL SANDS INDICATIVE DRAINAGE STRATEGY LAYOUT Drawing · 13 May 2026 View ↗ PDF FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT Report · 13 May 2026 View ↗ PDF SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE CALCULA??ONS Report · 13 May 2026 View ↗ PDF NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT Report · 22 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT Report · 22 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF HIGHWAYS TRANSPORT & DESIGN MANAGER Consultee Comment · 14 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF ECOLOGICAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND BNG ASSESSMENT Report · 31 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT - COMPRESSED Report · 31 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT Report · 31 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF PLANNING STATEMENT - FINAL Report · 31 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF PLANNING STATEMENT - APPENDIX A Report · 31 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF SEAL SANDS FLOOD ROUTING LAYOUT Drawing · 31 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF SEAL SANDS INDICATIVE DRAINAGE STRATEGY LAYOUT Drawing · 31 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF SEAL SANDS PROPOSED DRAINAGE CATCHMENT LAYOUT Drawing · 31 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF SHADOW HABITATS REGULATIONS ASSESSMENT: STAGE 1 SCREENING AND STAGE 2 APPROPRIAT Report · 31 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF SUDS OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE STATEMENT Report · 31 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF TRANSPORT TECHNICAL NOTE Report · 31 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE CALCULATIONS Report · 31 Mar 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Nutrient neutrality catchment: Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast SPA/Ramsar
New homes and overnight accommodation must show nutrient neutrality before approval.
Natural England advice: extra wastewater in these catchments harms protected habitats, so schemes must offset their nutrient load, usually through credits.
Newport Bridge to North Gare across the site
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site; the route and its margin are protected.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Nature recovery project: Tees Estuary Recovering Nature (TERN); Inside the Middlesbrough built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Application type
Full Application
Postcode
TS2 1UA
Received
31 Mar 2026
Validated
31 Mar 2026
Ward
Billingham South
Parish
Billingham Town Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
14 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Agent
Prism Planning Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 168, past the statutory target. 82% of commercial premises in Stockton-on-Tees are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 14 Sept 2026.

Day 168112 days past the 56-day target
55%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
47decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial premises decided by Stockton-on-Tees in the last twelve months, from validation. Stockton-on-Tees decision record →

Public comments

1comment received
1 neutral

23 neighbours consulted · Last counted 14 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14603860
Neighbours
7 Apr 2026
Consultation
11 Aug 2026
Comments by
21 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
16 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry
30 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No
Stockton-on-Tees
Planning Authority Score
5.8/10
Average
#112 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Stockton-on-Tees ranks #180 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 97% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

More permissive than most councils
97% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Stockton-on-Tees decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #67 of 296
97%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #44 of 296
61%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #180 of 296
40%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #155 of 296
79%
Minor dwellings approved
19 decided (1-9 homes)
82%
Major dwellings approved
11 decided (10+ homes)
86%
Change of use approved
44 decided
612
Total decisions
41 refused in the year to March 2026