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Land South Of Southlands Cottages Runwell Road Runwell Wickford Essex

Granted Chelmsford 22/00918/EIASO Outline

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

Proposal

Request for a screening opinion for the proposed installation of a solar farm with associated infrastructure on land south of Runwell Road (A132), Runwell, Wickford.

As published by the council, reference 22/00918/EIASO

Application record

Reference
22/00918/EIASO
Type
Outline
Status
Not EIA Development
Decision
Granted As published: Permitted
Received
3 May 2022
Validated
3 May 2022
Decided
10 Jun 2022

Site history

Applications at this address on the Chelmsford register

This site has had 3 applications since 2022: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 23/00532/S73/2 Awaiting decision

    Land South Of Southlands Cottages Runwell Road Runwell Wickford Essex

    Variation of condition 7 to approved application 23/00532/S73/1 (Variation of condition 2 to planning application 23/00532/FUL (Installation of a solar farm with battery storage and associated infrastructure) To facilitate the amendment of the solar farm layout from a Single-Axis Tracker system to a Fixed system) Amend the wording of Condition 7 to allow for the implementation of the Site Access from the A132 Runwell Road (the Runwell Road Access) and the associated access track, in advance of the Archaeological Investigation works.

    Submitted 14 Aug 2026 Conditions
  • 23/00532/S73/1 Granted

    Land South Of Southlands Cottages Runwell Road Runwell Wickford Essex

    Variation of condition 2 to planning application 23/00532/FUL (Installation of a solar farm with battery storage and associated infrastructure) To facilitate the amendment of the solar farm layout from a 'Single-Axis Tracker' system to a 'Fixed' system.

    Decided 23 Apr 2026 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 May 2022

    Received by Chelmsford

  2. 10 Jun 2022

    Decision issued: Permitted

  3. 31 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

3 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Chelmsford granted permission on 10 June 2022, 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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    18/02087/FUL Submitted 18 Jan 2019 200 yards away

    Retrospective application for hardstanding, for the purposes of agricultural use.

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    19/00107/FUL Submitted 6 Mar 2019 400 yards away

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  • Land Adjacent Highover Cottage Runwell Road Runwell Wickford Essex

    25/01588/S73/1 Submitted 10 Feb 2026 400 yards away

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    20/00998/FUL Submitted 2 Sep 2020 0.3 miles away

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