NYC has moved to a much more modern Planning Portal, which is a relief as the old Portal had become unfit for service.This means that the documents for the Bellmoor BESS Application have also been moved to the new Portal.You can find the Application here:https://publicaccess.northyorks.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=documents&keyVal=SOR33FHUHPT00IMPORTANT The old Portal still exists, but the documents on it…

Thirsk Against Battery Storage is a politically neutral campaign. We are not affiliated with, or aligned to, any political party. Our focus is on protecting our communities and landscape by highlighting the planning policy conflicts and the impacts of this proposed development. The recent Labour Party leaflet opposing the Thirsk Battery Storage proposal has been…

NatPower has publicly stated that it intends to move into Solar Power. So that extra land to the north of ‘Bellmoor’ will probably be destined for hectares of solar panels within a couple of years of the BESS becoming operational. After all, when you have batteries, how better to charge them then by having a…

The ful planning application for the BESS has now been submitted and is available for comment on the Planning Portal. LINK HERE: https://planning.hambleton.gov.uk/…/applicationDetails… This is a ‘hybrid planning application for: A) The BESS The re-classification of Hagg House for business use (from residential use) C) The erection of the transmission substation and associated infrastructure. Full…

NatPower UK’s Managing Director John Sturman has been speaking to journalists regarding their plans for the UK’s biggest battery storage pipeline. Some quotes from Sturman: Our current activities in the UK are presently focused on very large-scale energy storage to help resolve the intermittency of renewables for the energy transition Rather than a single co-located…