Planning application
Land South Of Southlands Cottages Runwell Road Runwell Wickford Essex
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
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.
As published by the council, reference 23/00532/S73/1
Application record
- Reference
- 23/00532/S73/1
- Type
- Conditions
- Status
- Application Permitted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Permitted
- Received
- 16 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 23 Apr 2026
Site history
Applications at this address on the Chelmsford register
This site has had 3 applications since 2022: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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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.
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22/00918/EIASO Granted
Land South Of Southlands Cottages Runwell Road Runwell Wickford Essex
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.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Jan 2026
Received by Chelmsford
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23 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Permitted
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17 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
1 later application on the register refers to this one:
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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.
- Application: 22/00918/EIASO (Not EIA Development)
- Application: 23/00532/FUL (Application Refused)
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
27 documents on file for this application
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Chelmsford granted permission on 23 April 2026, 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 condition discharge and variation applications
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