Plans have been submitted for an electricity storage facility in the Ribble Valley.

Sirius EcoDev (Calder) Ltd, based in Ross-on-Wye, is seeking permission to build the facility on land opposite Calder Works, between Altham, Hyndburn, and Simonstone.

Details for the plans include 32 battery modular units arranged in 16 pairs; 16 power conversion systems; and a 132kV developer and distribution network operator substation compound.

Due to its proximity to borough borders, Burnley Council was contacted by Ribble Valley Borough Council regarding the plans.

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The response said the site is located around 55m to the west of the border, on the opposite side of Burnley Road and the River Calder.

They said it is “unlikely the proposal would be appreciable and certainly not prominent in views from our borough.

“Therefore, as there would not be any material impact on our borough, our council have no comments to make.”

Hyndburn Council has also been consulted though no documents relating to this have been published.

A design and access statement said: “From the onsite substation, the point of connection with the local distribution network will be via an underground cable onto a pylon in the adjacent field, which will be the responsibility of the distribution network operator, Electricity North West.

“The overhead power lines are already connected to Electricity North West Padiham substation which is approximately 1km to the east of the proposal site.

“There will be 32 BYD battery modular units arranged in 16 pairs, each unit measuring 6.1m long, 2.5m wide, and 3.1m in height from ground level.

“The 132kV substation consists of a customer's compound containing a transformer and a high-level disconnector. The substation also consists of a DNO compound, two high disconnectors, a circuit breaker, VT, and a sealing end structure.

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“Both compounds are secured with a 2.4, palisade fence and each has its own access gate.”

Neighbour notification letters were sent out to residents nearby who had three weeks to respond from the date of the letter (July 9).

No responses have yet been published by the council.

To read the plans in full, visit the council’s planning website.