Land To The South Of Wymondley Substation And South Of Sperberry Hill St Ippolyts Hertfordshire
Approved on 7 October 2024
Council decision: Not required
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Proposal
Proposed solar farm measuring 35.5 hectares with associated battery storage and ancillary infrastructure
- Received
- 29 July 2024
- Public comments
- 12
- Ward
- Graveley, St Ippolyts And Wymondley Ward
- ReceivedReceived29 Jul
- ValidatedValidated29 Jul
- Consult.Consultation5 Sep
- TargetTarget Date19 Aug
- DecidedDecided7 Oct
Decided in 70 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is an outline application for a solar installation at Land To The South Of Wymondley Substation And South Of Sperberry Hill St Ippolyts Hertfordshire. North Hertfordshire has handled 456 applications of this type. This one was decided in 70 days, 3 weeks longer than North Hertfordshire's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 115 applications across Graveley, St Ippolyts And Wymondley Ward.
86% of outline 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
- Screening Opinion
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Parish
- St Ippolytts Parish Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 29 July 2024
- Consultation expiry
- 5 September 2024
- Consultation end
- 5 September 2024
- Last date for comments
- 5 September 2024
- Target decision date
- 19 August 2024
- Permission expires
- 7 October 2029
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Peter Bull
- Statutory period
- 21 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 8
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Green belt: North Hertfordshire
- 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 (21)
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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20269 Oct
Details reserved by condition 9 (Draft-Archaeological Mitigation Strategy) of planning permission reference…
PendingDischarge of conditions26/02588/DOC - 202622 May
Details reserved by Condition 5 (Remediation Strategy) of planning permission reference 24/02455/FP
ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/01355/DOC - 202430 Oct
Proposed solar farm measuring 35.5 hectares with associated battery storage and ancillary infrastructure
ApprovedFull Planning Permission24/02455/FP
Source: North Hertfordshire
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