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Land South of High Street Clotton Chester

Granted Cheshire West and Chester 21/04362/FUL Full applications

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

Proposal

Construction of a temporary 17.57 MW Solar Farm, to include the installation of Solar Panels with transformers, a substation, a DNO control room, a customer substation, GRP comms cabin, security fencing, landscaping and other associated infrastructure.

As published by the council, reference 21/04362/FUL

Application record

Reference
21/04362/FUL
Category
Full applications
Status
Approved
Decision
Approval
Received
25 Oct 2021
Validated
25 Oct 2021
Decided
11 Oct 2022
Ward
Tarvin And Kelsall
Parish
Clotton Hoofield
Decision by
Committee Decision

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 25 Oct 2021

    Received by Cheshire West and Chester

  2. 11 Oct 2022

    Decision issued: Approval

  3. 6 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • 26/01200/NMA Granted

    Golden Grange High Street Clotton Tarporley CW6 0EG

    Non Material Amendment to 21/04362/FUL (update relevant plans approved under Condition 3 (Approved Plans), 13 (Details of Proposed Buildings and Structures) and 20 (Deer Security Fencing), in order to regularise a small number of minor design refinements which had arisen during the procurement and installation of the solar farm development The application also seeks a minor alteration to details secured by Condition 14, pertinent to the approved height of the solar panels.)

    Decided 26 Aug 2026 Conditions

Documents

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

61 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Cheshire West and Chester granted permission on 11 October 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 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.

Nearby applications

Within 500 metres

  • Golden Grange High Street Clotton Tarporley CW6 0EG

    26/01200/NMA Submitted 20 Apr 2026 0m away

    Non Material Amendment to 21/04362/FUL (update relevant plans approved under Condition 3 (Approved Plans), 13 (Details of Proposed Buildings and Structures) and 20 (Deer Security Fencing), in order to regularise a small number of minor design refinements which had arisen during the procurement and installation of the solar farm development The application also seeks a minor alteration to details secured by Condition 14, pertinent to the approved height of the solar panels.)

    Granted Conditions 15 docs

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