Staythorpe Power Station Staythorpe Road Staythorpe Newark On Trent NG23 5PS Data via plota.co.uk

26/SCR/00001 - Screening Opinion Decided
Commercial & major worksUtility infrastructure

Proposal

Request for screening opinion in connection with proposed development of up to six containerised diesel generators, diesel storage tank(s) and electrical connections to the existing Power Station. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Mar 2026
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Consultation
19 Mar 2026
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Environmental Impact Assess Not Required
9 Apr 2026

Environmental Impact Assess Not Required on 9 Apr 2026 · Delegated Officer · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Documents 2

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF DECISION Decision · 9 Apr 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF Officer or File Notes Officer or File Notes · 9 Apr 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 4

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
National infrastructure project 746 m away: Great North Road Solar and Biodiversity Park
The site is 746 m from the project boundary. Generating station, awaiting the Secretary of State's decision. Also within 2 km: A46 Newark Bypass (decided, 1134 m); H2East Pipeline: Humber to Nottinghamshire (at pre-application, 1679 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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Staythorpe 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
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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
Newark and Sherwood
Application type
Screening Opinion
Postcode
NG23 5PS
Received
9 Mar 2026
Validated
9 Mar 2026
Ward
Trent
Parish
Staythorpe
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Mar 2026
Decision
Environmental Impact Assess Not Required
Decision date
9 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated Officer
Applicant
Show

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
19 Mar 2026
Statutory expiry
30 Mar 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

10 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024 Approved
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Scoping Opinion request for Staythorpe Power Station
24/SCO/00003
2024 Approved
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Scoping Opinion request for Staythorpe Power Station
24/SCO/00003
2021 Approved
Refurbishment of electricity substation
21/01943/ELE
2021 Approved
Refurbishment of electricity substation
21/01943/ELE
2021 Approved
Application for a variation of Section 36C of the Electrical Act 1989 to authorise the op…
21/01678/S36ELE
2021 Approved
Application for a variation of Section 36C of the Electrical Act 1989 to authorise the op…
21/01678/S36ELE
2021
Request for EIA screening opinion to seek a variation under Section 36C of The Electricit…
21/SCR/00002
2021
Request for EIA screening opinion to seek a variation under Section 36C of The Electricit…
21/SCR/00002
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2017 Approved
Staythorpe Power Station Staythorpe Road Staythorpe Newark On Trent Nottinghamshire NG23 5PS
Proposed auxillary generating plant to provide 'Black Start' capability.
EXP/00250/17
2017 Approved
Staythorpe Power Station Staythorpe Road Staythorpe Newark On Trent Nottinghamshire NG23 5PS
Proposed auxillary generating plant to provide 'Black Start' capability.
EXP/00250/17
Newark and Sherwood
Planning Authority Score
3.9/10
Below average
#198 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Newark and Sherwood is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #241 out of 296. 54% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (96%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Newark and Sherwood decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #88 of 296
96%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #55 of 296
50%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #241 of 296
54%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #244 of 296
80%
Minor dwellings approved
110 decided (1-9 homes)
88%
Major dwellings approved
25 decided (10+ homes)
82%
Change of use approved
33 decided
767
Total decisions
63 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings