Land To The North And East Of Great Wymondley Arch Road Great Wymondley Hertfordshire

21/03380/FPFull Planning PermissionDecided

Full

Decided on 11 March 2024

Council decision: Called in by Secretary of StateSecretary of State

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Proposed solar farm measuring 88 hectares with associated battery storage containers, transformers stations, storage buildings, fencing etc including means of access (amended plans received 30.05.2022).

Received: 14 December 2021
Decision level: Secretary of State
Public comments: 195
Council: North Hertfordshire District Council
Ward: Graveley, St Ippolyts And Wymondley Ward

ReceivedReceived14 Dec
ValidatedValidated14 Dec
Consult.Consultation5 Jul
TargetTarget Date16 Dec
DecidedDecided11 Mar

Decided in 818 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a solar installation at Land To The North And East Of Great Wymondley Arch Road Great Wymondley Hertfordshire. North Hertfordshire has handled 2,848 applications of this type. There have been 17 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 115 applications across Graveley, St Ippolyts And Wymondley Ward.

92% of full applications at North Hertfordshire District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type: Full Planning Permission
Scale / size: Medium
Parish: Wymondley Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated: 14 December 2021
Consultation expiry: 5 July 2023
Consultation end: 5 July 2023
Neighbour consultation end: 30 June 2022
Last date for comments: 5 July 2023
Target decision date: 16 December 2022
Committee meeting: 17 November 2022
Permission expires: 11 March 2027

Applicant and agent

Agent: Phillip Roden
Agent address: 11 Well House Barns Chester Road Bretton Chester CH4 0DH UK

Planning decision

Statutory period: 367 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry: 15 January 2022
Site notice end: 15 January 2022

Appeal

Appeal reference: AP/23/00029/CALL
Appeal result: Appeal Allowed

Appeal history

3323321

Allowed

Type: Called In Planning ApplicationProcedure: InquiryDecision: 11 December 2023Dev Type: Other Major Developments

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-10401658
Documents: 76

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

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, 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.

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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