Land Opposite Wymondley Grid Station And To The South Of Sperberry Hill St Ippolyts Hertfordshire

24/02455/FPFull Planning PermissionApproved

Full

Approved on 28 July 2025

Council decision: Conditional PermissionPlanning committee28 conditions

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Proposal

Proposed solar farm measuring 35.5 hectares with associated battery storage and ancillary infrastructure

Received: 30 October 2024
Decision level: Planning committee
Public comments: 127
Council: North Hertfordshire District Council
Ward: Graveley, St Ippolyts And Wymondley Ward

ReceivedReceived30 Oct
ValidatedValidated30 Oct
Consult.Consultation6 Aug
TargetTarget Date30 Jul
DecidedDecided28 Jul

Decided in 271 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a solar installation at Land Opposite Wymondley Grid Station And To The South Of Sperberry Hill St Ippolyts Hertfordshire. North Hertfordshire has handled 2,848 applications of this type. This one was decided in 271 days, 32 weeks longer than North Hertfordshire's typical decision time. There have been 13 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: St Ippolytts Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated: 30 October 2024
Consultation expiry: 13 August 2025
Consultation end: 6 August 2025
Neighbour consultation end: 13 August 2025
Last date for comments: 11 March 2025
Target decision date: 30 July 2025
Committee meeting: 24 July 2025
Permission expires: 28 July 2028

Applicant and agent

Applicant: Private applicant
Agent: Axis
Agent address: Camellia House 76 Water Lane Wilmslow SK9 5BB United Kingdom

Planning decision

Case officer: Ben Glover
Statutory period: 273 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry: 7 December 2024
Site notice end: 13 December 2024

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-13442475
Documents: 88

Site constraints

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Green belt: North Hertfordshire
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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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Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

2024
29 Jul
Proposed solar farm measuring 35.5 hectares with associated battery storage and ancillary infrastructure
ApprovedScreening Opinion24/01666/SO

Source: North Hertfordshire

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