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The Droves Solar Farm

BA/2024/0403/SCOCONConsultation on a Scoping OpinionApproved
Outline / PiP

Approved on 11 November 2024

Council decision: No CommentsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

EIA Scoping Notification and Consultation - The Droves Solar Farm

Received
8 November 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
Broads
Ward
Outside BA Executive Area
Agent
The Planning Inspectorate
  1. Received8 Nov
  2. Validated8 Nov
  3. Consult.
  4. Target13 Dec
  5. Decided11 Nov

Decided in 3 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is an outline application for a solar installation at The Droves Solar Farm. Broads has handled 56 applications of this type. This one was decided in 3 days, 6 weeks quicker than Broads's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 2 applications across Outside BA Executive Area.

96% of all applications at Broads were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 6 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type
Consultation on a Scoping Opinion
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Outside BA Executive Area

Planning application dates

Date validated
8 November 2024
Target decision date
13 December 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent
The Planning Inspectorate
Agent address
Environmental Services Operations Group 3 Temple Quay House 2 The Square Bristol BS1 6PN

Planning decision

Statutory period
35 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Constraints
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Bure Broads and MarshesApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • National park: The BroadsNext to the site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Possibly incomplete for this council: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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