South Staffordshire battery storage scheme set for approval
Lower Penn Parish Council called for the planning committee to turn down the application.Local MP Mike Wood also objected to the plans following a public meeting with residents to discuss the issue. The Kingswinford and South Staffordshire MP said: "Residents are rightly concerned about the impact this site would have on the local green belt and character of the area."[While] I appreciate the need for such sites, I do not believe that our precious green belt land should be sacrificed for battery storage systems." A South Staffordshire Council planning committee is set to meet on Tuesday 17 June to rule on the application recommended for approval by officers.A report to committee said the development would make a "significant contribution to energy security, by allowing surplus electricity from the grid to be stored and used when it is most needed".This news was gathered by the Local Democracy Reporting Service.
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