West Burton Power Station South Road West Burton Nottinghamshire Data via plota.co.uk

26/00034/FUL - Full Planning Permission Withdrawn

Proposal

New Modular Building for a Data Centre to Include Server Racks, Switchboards, Heat Exchangers and UPS Backup Batteries Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Jan 2026
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Validated
5 Feb 2026
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Consultation
9 Feb 2026
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Withdrawn
30 Apr 2026

Withdrawn on 30 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Site constraints 4

National infrastructure project about 121 m away: West Burton Solar Project
The site is about 121 m from the project boundary. Generating station, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: Steeple Renewables Project (awaiting the Secretary of State's decision, about 136 m); West Burton C power station (decided, about 848 m); STEP Fusion (at pre-application, about 208 m); North Humber to High Marnham (at pre-application, about 1388 m).
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Bole built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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

Council
Bassetlaw
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
DN22 9BL
Received
13 Jan 2026
Validated
5 Feb 2026
Ward
Sturton
Parish
West Burton
Case officer
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Target decision
2 Apr 2026
Decision
Withdrawn
Decision date
30 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
H B P W LLP
Freehold owner
Show

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14616879
Planning Portal ref
PP-14616879
Consultation
9 Feb 2026
Comments by
12 Mar 2026
Site or press notice
19 Feb 2026
Statutory expiry
2 Apr 2026
Env. assessment
No
Bassetlaw
Planning Authority Score
1.2/10
Poor
#286 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Bassetlaw is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #291 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 73% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (89%) than the national average (90%).

Among the slowest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Bassetlaw decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
85%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #203 of 296
89%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #199 of 296
25%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #291 of 296
73%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #289 of 296
68%
Minor dwellings approved
77 decided (1-9 homes)
95%
Major dwellings approved
20 decided (10+ homes)
78%
Change of use approved
45 decided
575
Total decisions
87 refused in the year to March 2026

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.