Planning application
Track South Of Seven Acres Farm Crows Lane Woodham Ferrers Chelmsford Essex
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Variation of condition 21 to approved planning permission FULM/MAL/24/00366 (Proposed solar farm together with sub-station, ancillary buildings, structures, landscaping, emergency lighting and access) Amended Mitigation Scheme.
As published by the council, reference 24/00624/S73
Application record
- Reference
- 24/00624/S73
- Type
- Amendment
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 20 Mar 2026
Site history
Applications at this address on the Chelmsford register
This site has had 4 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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24/00624/NMAT Awaiting decision
Track South Of Seven Acres Farm Crows Lane Woodham Ferrers Chelmsford Essex
Non-material amendment to planning permission - 24/00624/FUL (Proposed Solar Farm together with sub-station, ancillary buildings, structures, landscaping, emergency lighting and access) Amendment to the approved sub-station design
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24/00624/NMAT/1 Awaiting decision
Track South Of Seven Acres Farm Crows Lane Woodham Ferrers Chelmsford Essex
Non-material amendment to planning permission - 24/00624/FUL (Proposed Solar Farm together with sub-station, ancillary buildings, structures, landscaping, emergency lighting and access) Amendment to the approved sub-station design
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24/00624/FUL Granted
Track South Of Seven Acres Farm Crows Lane Woodham Ferrers Chelmsford Essex
Proposed Solar Farm together with sub-station, ancillary buildings, structures, landscaping, emergency lighting and access
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Mar 2026
Received by Chelmsford
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 15 May 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Chelmsford took a median of 55 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Chelmsford for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Chelmsford decided amendment applications in a median of 55 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About amendment applications
An amendment application makes limited changes to a permission that already exists; anything beyond modest adjustment needs a fresh application. More in our guide to planning application types.
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