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Woodlands Farm Calcott Hill Sturry

CA//13/01122EIA screeningApproved
Outline / PiP

Approved on 27 June 2013

Council decision: NO OBJECTIONDelegated (officer decision)

Proposal

EIA screening opinion request in relation to an 8-10MW solar farm.

Received
13 June 2013
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Sturry North (archived)
Agent
Lightsource Renewable Energy Ltd
  1. Received13 Jun
  2. Validated13 Jun
  3. Consult.
  4. Target4 Jul
  5. Decided27 Jun

Decided in 14 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application for a solar installation at Woodlands Farm Calcott Hill Sturry. Canterbury has handled 290 applications of this type. This one was decided in 14 days, 6 weeks quicker than Canterbury's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address.

93% of outline applications at Canterbury City Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type
EIA screening
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Sturry

Planning application dates

Date validated
13 June 2013
Target decision date
4 July 2013

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Lightsource Renewable Energy Ltd
Agent address
Level 5 20 Old Bailey London EC4M 7AN

Planning decision

Statutory period
21 days

Additional information

Documents
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Article 4 direction: Canterbury and surrounding area. Dated 25.02.2015 effective 25.02.2016
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Stodmarsh SAC/SPA/RamsarApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, national parks, 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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