Electricity substation extension at Middleton Substation Faraday Road, Heysham
Summary of planning committee decision
Decided by Lancaster Planning Regulatory Committee on 11 May 2026.
Why officers supported it
Officers considered the proposal acceptable in principle and found its landscape, ecological, highway, flood, drainage, noise and heritage impacts acceptable with conditions.
“The key considerations in the assessment of this application are:”
“Principle of Development • Design and Landscape Impacts • Ecological Impacts • Highway Impacts • Flood Risk and Drainage Impacts • Residential Amenity and Noise Impacts…”
Officer report
Consultation responses
Key consultees raised no objections subject to conditions covering contamination, ecology, drainage, flood risk, construction controls and noise.
“Recommends changes to submitted Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP) to limit the impact of noise, dust and pollution. Conditions requested for unforeseen land contamination, plant noise, and CEMP. Biodiversity Officer No objection. Baseline habitat accepted. Comments and advice provided. Arboricultural Officer No comments, having reviewed submitted Arboricultural Impact Assessment. Climate Change Policy Hub Comments.”
Officer report
The committee vote
Councillors proposed and seconded approval, and 14 voted in favour with none against and no abstentions.
“It was proposed by Councillor Keith Budden and seconded by Councillor John Hanson:”
“Upon being put to the vote, 14 Councillors voted in favour of the proposal with none against and no abstentions, whereupon the Chair declared the proposal to have been carried.”
Minutes
The decision and conditions
The committee approved the application subject to conditions covering plans, ecology, Heysham Moss, drainage, flood risk, landscaping, construction and noise.
“That the application be approved subject to the following conditions:”
“Standard Timescale. 2. Approved Plans. 3. Heysham Moss Mitigation Details. 4. District Level Licencing Confirmation. 5. Soft Landscaping Details. 6. Approved Drainage Strategy. 7. Drainage Maintenance Details. 8. Drainage Verification Report. 9. Flood Risk Mitigation. 10. Unforeseen Contamination. 11. Amended CEMP. 12. Materials to Match. 13. Ecological Mitigation in accordance with PEA. 14. Invasive Species Eradication and Management Plan. 15. External Lighting Details.”
Minutes
Sources
- Lancaster Planning Regulatory Committee minutes, 11 May 2026
- Agenda and papers (council website)
Source: Plota analysis of Lancaster's committee minutes and officer report. Quotations are the council's own words; headings and summaries are Plota's.
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- Council
- Lancaster
- Date
- Monday 11 May 2026
- Recommendation
- Officers recommended approval
- Committee decided
- Approved
- Vote
- 14 for, 0 against
- Minutes
- The council's minutes
- Meeting
- Agenda and papers (council website)
- Application
- The application (council website)
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This committee's year
51 decisions in the 12 months to this meeting, 3 against officer advice.
Source: Plota analysis of the committee's minutes.