Land At Lawn Lane Coven
Approved on 21 August 2024
Council decision: APPROVED Subject to ConditionsPlanning committee
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Proposal
Construction of a temporary 48MWp solar photovoltaic (PV) farm comprising solar modules and associated works, including landscaping and access
- Received
- 27 December 2023
- Decision level
- Planning committee
- Public comments
- 28
- Ward
- Brewood, Coven & Blymhill
- ReceivedReceived27 Dec
- ValidatedValidated27 Dec
- Consult.Consultation3 Jul
- TargetTarget Date23 Aug
- DecidedDecided21 Aug
Decided in 238 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a solar installation at Land At Lawn Lane Coven. South Staffordshire has handled 1,353 applications of this type. This one was decided in 238 days, 26 weeks longer than South Staffordshire's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 55 applications across Brewood, Coven & Blymhill.
88% of full applications at South Staffordshire District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Application type
- Major Full Application
- Scale / size
- Large
- Parish
- BREWOOD & COVEN
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 27 December 2023
- Consultation expiry
- 3 July 2024
- Consultation start
- 19 June 2024
- Consultation end
- 3 July 2024
- Neighbour consultation start
- 22 August 2024
- Last date for comments
- 22 August 2024
- Target decision date
- 23 August 2024
- Committee meeting
- 20 August 2024
- Decision issued
- 22 August 2024
- Permission expires
- 22 August 2029
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- Stantec 4th Floor 2 Whitehall Quay Leeds LS1 4HR
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 240 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 29 February 2024
- Advertisement expiry
- 21 March 2024
- Site notice start
- 16 February 2024
- Site notice end
- 8 March 2024
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-12660116
- Documents
- 53
- Constraints
- 19
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Green belt: South Staffordshire
- Ancient woodlandNext to the site
Also checked, none recorded (22)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, 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, 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.
Source: South Staffordshire
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