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Land South East Of Potters Farm Potters Lane Rettendon Chelmsford Essex

Awaiting decision Chelmsford 26/00637/FUL Full

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

A ground mounted solar farm, including associated infrastructure, access, landscaping and grid connection cable.

As published by the council, reference 26/00637/FUL

Application record

Reference
26/00637/FUL
Type
Full
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
15 May 2026

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 May 2026

    Received by Chelmsford

  2. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 10 July 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.

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • Application: 25/01329/EIASO (Not EIA Development)

Documents

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

50 documents on file for this application

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What 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 full applications in a median of 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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