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Land At Epney Framilode Gloucester Gloucestershire

S.25/1011/FULFull Planning ApplicationRefused
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Refused on 3 December 2025

Council decision: RefusalPlanning committee4 reasons for refusal

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Proposal

Installation of a solar photovoltaic (PV) farm with access tracks, fencing, landscape planting and other associated infrastructure.

Received
29 May 2025
Decision level
Planning committee
Ward
Severn Ward
  1. Received29 May
  2. Validated16 Jun
  3. Consult.25 Nov
  4. Target16 Dec
  5. Decided3 Dec

Decided in 170 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a solar installation at Land At Epney Framilode Gloucester Gloucestershire. Stroud has handled 3,349 applications of this type. This one was decided in 188 days, 20 weeks longer than Stroud's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 101 applications across Severn Ward.

86% of full applications at Stroud District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

  1. The proposed grid connection compound introduces an alien, overbearing, and unsympathetic feature which does not contribute to the quality and diversity of the Severn Vale Grazing Marshland Landscape. Insufficient information has been provided to assess the level of visual harm arising from the proposed grid connection compound, and its impact on the character of the surrounding landscape. Furthermore, the proposal fails to demonstrate that it is designed and sited to minimise adverse impact on the surrounding area. The application proposal is therefore contrary to Policies CP14, ES2, ES3, ES7, and ES11 of the Stroud District Council Local Plan 2015.
  2. Insufficient information has been submitted to demonstrate the biodiversity gain objective can be met and the biodiversity gain condition can be successfully discharged in accordance with Schedule 7A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as inserted by Schedule 14 of the Environment Act 2021). The application proposal is therefore in conflict with Policy ES6 of the Stroud District Local Plan 2015 and paragraphs 187 and 193 of the National Planning Policy Framework 2024.
  3. The Local Planning Authority was not provided with sufficient evidence to complete the Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA) and Appropriate Assessment (AA). The Local Planning Authority is thus unable to ascertain whether the proposed development would have an adverse effect on the integrity of identified European Sites Severn Estuary Special Area of Conservation (SAC), Special Protection Area (SPA), RAMSAR and the Wye Valley and Forest of Dean Bat sites Special Area of Conservation (SAC) in line with the requirements of regulation 63 of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 (as amended). The proposal therefore fails to accord with Policies CP1, ES2 and ES6 of the Stroud District Council Local Plan 2015; and paragraphs 11, 44, and 195 of the National Planning Policy Framework (2024).
  4. Insufficient information has been submitted to demonstrate the conflicts between construction vehicles and other road users (including those utilising public rights of way) can be effectively managed and mitigated.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Fretherne With Saul Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
16 June 2025
Consultation expiry
25 November 2025
Consultation end
25 November 2025
Target decision date
16 December 2025
Committee meeting
2 December 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Corylus Planning & Environmental Ltd The Old Dairy Yanworth Cheltenham GL54 3LQ

Planning decision

Statutory period
183 days

Additional information

Documents
63

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site

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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.

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