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Chestnuts Farm Eastcote Lane Hampton In Arden Solihull B92 0AS

PL/2015/50226/PPFLMinor Full OtherApproved
Full

Approved on 28 May 2015

Delegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Installation of a 250kW Ground Mounted Photovoltaic Array

Received
10 March 2015
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Bickenhill
Agent
Bowler Energy LLP
  1. Received10 Mar
  2. Validated12 Mar
  3. Consult.20 Apr
  4. Target7 May
  5. Decided28 May

Decided in 77 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a solar installation at Chestnuts Farm Eastcote Lane Hampton In Arden Solihull B92 0AS. Solihull has handled 4,519 applications of this type. This one was decided in 79 days, 3 weeks longer than Solihull's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 11 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 25 applications across Bickenhill. We hold 2,282 applications in total for the B92 postcode area.

93% of full applications at Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
B92 0AS
Application type
Minor Full Other
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Barston Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
12 March 2015
Consultation expiry
20 April 2015
Consultation start
30 March 2015
Consultation end
20 April 2015
Neighbour consultation start
30 March 2015
Neighbour consultation end
20 April 2015
Last date for comments
20 April 2015
Target decision date
7 May 2015
Permission expires
28 May 2018

Applicant and agent

Agent
Bowler Energy LLP
Agent address
Badger Farm Willowpit Lane Hilton Derby Derbyshire DE65 5FN United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-04036027
Documents
15

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Green belt: Solihull
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage 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.

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.

Associated applications

  1. 2015
    10 Mar

    Installation of a 250kW Ground Mounted Photovoltaic Array

    This applicationApprovedFullPL/2015/50226/PPFL
  2. 2015
    5 Mar

    Prior notification for an agricultural building.

    ApprovedPrior Notification Ag Bldg (Erection)Filed alongsidePL/2015/50198/PNAG

Planning history at this site

10 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    8 Jun

    Prior notification for a proposed portal framed agricultural building for the storage of agricultural…

    ApprovedApplicationPL/2026/01081/PN
  2. 2026
    8 May

    Prior notification for the erection of a portal framed agricultural straw/bedding store & seasonal livestock…

    RefusedPrior Notification Ag Bldg (Erection)PL/2026/00902/PNAG
  3. 2026
    10 Apr

    Certificate of lawful development for the existing use of building within the red line boundary as an office…

    RefusedCert. Lawful Dev ExistingPL/2026/00699/CLEUD
  4. 2025
    15 May

    Prior notification for the erection of a portal frame agricultural implement store.

    ApprovedPrior Notification Ag Bldg (Erection)PL/2025/01046/PNAG
  5. 2025
    24 Apr

    Prior notification for a portal frame agricultural building.

    ApprovedPrior Notification Ag Bldg (Erection)PL/2025/00846/PN
  6. 2021
    13 Sep

    Erection of new grain drying shed.

    ApprovedMinor Full OtherPL/2021/02505/PPFL

Source: Solihull

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