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Land East And West Of St Cleres Hall Pit Main Road Danbury Chelmsford

Granted Chelmsford 20/01330/EIASO Outline

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Environmental Impact Assessment Screening Opinion for the development of a solar farm which would generate up to 22.5 megawatts peak (MWp) of electricity from the solar photovoltaic (PV) panels and batteries, enough to supply approximately 7,000 households electricity demands.

As published by the council, reference 20/01330/EIASO

Application record

Reference
20/01330/EIASO
Type
Outline
Status
Not EIA Development
Decision
Granted As published: Permitted
Received
21 Aug 2020
Validated
21 Aug 2020
Decided
18 Sep 2020

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 Aug 2020

    Received by Chelmsford

  2. 18 Sep 2020

    Decision issued: Permitted

  3. 31 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

5 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Chelmsford granted permission on 18 September 2020, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About outline applications

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

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