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Land North Of Little Cheveney Farm Sheephurst Lane Marden Kent

25/505280/FULLFullAwaiting decision
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Proposal

Section 73 Application for Minor Material Amendment to Approved plans condition 2 for amendments to the layout involving the permissive footpath at west of site moved to be at least 15m from ancient woodland, a revised substation to the latest NGED design, revised access track, inter-row spacing reduced from 3m to 2.5m, amendments to the internal access tracks, and the erection of 2no. spares containers and 3no. weather stations. Variation of condition 24 (permissive path) to refer to the amended general PV layout plan. Discharge of conditions 8 (landscaping), 10 (arboricultural method statement), 11 (construction environmental management plan), 12 (landscape environmental management plan), and 17 (drainage strategy) pursuant to 22/501335/FULL (APP/U2235/W/23/3321094) for Installation of a renewable energy led generating station comprising of ground-mounted solar PV arrays, associated electricity generation infrastructure and other ancillary equipment comprising of storage containers, access tracks, fencing, gates and CCTV together with the creation of woodland and biodiversity enhancements

Received
3 February 2026
Decision due
5 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Marden And Yalding
  1. Received3 Feb
  2. Validated3 Feb
  3. Consult.31 Mar
  4. Target5 May
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 31 March.

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About this application

This is a full planning application for a solar installation at Land North Of Little Cheveney Farm Sheephurst Lane Marden Kent. Mid Kent has handled 5,216 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 3 February 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 138 applications across Marden And Yalding.

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Application details

Application type
Full
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Collier Street

Planning application dates

Date validated
3 February 2026
Consultation expiry
31 March 2026
Last date for comments
31 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
FAO: Mr Henri Scanlon First Floor South Wing Equinox North Great Park Road Almondsbury Bristol BS32 4QL

Planning decision

Statutory period
91 days

Publicity

Last advertised
12 February 2026
Advertisement expiry
5 March 2026
Site notice start
10 March 2026
Site notice end
31 March 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14585764
Documents
61

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, Article 4 directions, 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, nutrient neutrality catchments, 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.

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Associated applications

  1. 2026
    7 Sep

    Submission of details pursuant to condition 8 - Landscaping Scheme, Subject to 25/505280/FULL

    PendingDischarge of conditions26/503407/SUB
  2. 2026
    3 Feb

    Section 73 Application for Minor Material Amendment to Approved plans condition 2 for amendments to the…

    This applicationPendingVariation of conditions (s73)25/505280/FULL

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