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land to East of Nabb Lane Rocester Staffordshire

Granted East Staffordshire P/2015/01032 Detailed Planning Application

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

Proposal

Siting of 5MW solar farm with ancillary buildings, security fencing, CCTV, access tracks and landscaping

As published by the council, reference P/2015/01032

Application record

Reference
P/2015/01032
Type
Detailed Planning Application
Status
FINAL DECISION
Decision
Conditional Approval - Committee
Received
17 Jul 2015
Validated
7 Aug 2015
Decided
20 Nov 2015
Ward
Abbey, Churnet
Parish
Croxden, Denstone
Decision by
Committee

Site history

Applications at this address on the East Staffordshire register

This site has had 3 applications since 2015: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • P/2016/00044 Granted

    land to East of Nabb Lane Rocester Staffordshire

    Discharge of Condition 6 of planning permission P/2015/01032 relating to the siting of 5MW solar farm with ancillary buildings, security fencing, CCTV, access tracks and landscaping

    Decided 23 Feb 2016 Conditions
  • P/2015/01685 Granted

    land to East of Nabb Lane Rocester Staffordshire

    Discharge of conditions 3, 4, 5 and 7 of planning permission P/2015/01032 relating to the siting of 5MW solar farm with ancillary buildings, security fencing, CCTV, access tracks and landscaping

    Decided 24 Mar 2016 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Jul 2015

    Received by East Staffordshire

  2. 7 Aug 2015

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 20 Nov 2015

    Decision issued: Conditional Approval - Committee

  4. 8 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

4 later applications on the register refer to this one:

  • P/2017/01066 Granted

    Woodhouse Fields Farm Land to east of Nabb Lane Rocester ST14 5HY

    Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 for the siting of 5MW solar farm with ancillary buildings, security fencing, CCTV, access tracks and landscaping without complying with Condition 12 of planning permission P/2015/01032 relating to the panels and associated structures to be removed from the site following 6 consecutive months of non-generation or on 4th May 2047 whichever is the sooner (REVISED DESCRIPTION)

    Decided 16 Nov 2017 Conditions
  • P/2017/00544 Granted

    Woodhouse Fields Farm Hollington Road Rocester Staffordshire ST14 5HY

    Siting of 5MW solar farm with ancillary buildings, security fencing, CCTV, access tracks and landscaping (Non-Material amendment relating to P/2015/01032 alterations to internal access road, number and location of buildings

    Decided 10 Aug 2017 Amendments
  • P/2016/00044 Granted

    land to East of Nabb Lane Rocester Staffordshire

    Discharge of Condition 6 of planning permission P/2015/01032 relating to the siting of 5MW solar farm with ancillary buildings, security fencing, CCTV, access tracks and landscaping

    Decided 23 Feb 2016 Conditions
  • P/2015/01685 Granted

    land to East of Nabb Lane Rocester Staffordshire

    Discharge of conditions 3, 4, 5 and 7 of planning permission P/2015/01032 relating to the siting of 5MW solar farm with ancillary buildings, security fencing, CCTV, access tracks and landscaping

    Decided 24 Mar 2016 Conditions

Documents

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

83 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

East Staffordshire granted permission on 20 November 2015, 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

  • Woodhouse Fields Farm Hollington Road Rocester Staffordshire ST14 5HY

    P/2017/00544 Submitted 28 Apr 2017 0m away

    Siting of 5MW solar farm with ancillary buildings, security fencing, CCTV, access tracks and landscaping (Non-Material amendment relating to P/2015/01032 alterations to internal access road, number and location of buildings

    Granted Amendments 8 docs

  • land to East of Nabb Lane Rocester Staffordshire

    P/2015/01685 Submitted 8 Dec 2015 0m away

    Discharge of conditions 3, 4, 5 and 7 of planning permission P/2015/01032 relating to the siting of 5MW solar farm with ancillary buildings, security fencing, CCTV, access tracks and landscaping

    Granted Conditions

  • Woodhouse Fields Farm Land to east of Nabb Lane Rocester ST14 5HY

    P/2017/01066 Submitted 17 Aug 2017 0m away

    Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 for the siting of 5MW solar farm with ancillary buildings, security fencing, CCTV, access tracks and landscaping without complying with Condition 12 of planning permission P/2015/01032 relating to the panels and associated structures to be removed from the site following 6 consecutive months of non-generation or on 4th May 2047 whichever is the sooner (REVISED DESCRIPTION)

    Granted Conditions 4 docs

  • land to East of Nabb Lane Rocester Staffordshire

    P/2016/00044 Submitted 11 Jan 2016 0m away

    Discharge of Condition 6 of planning permission P/2015/01032 relating to the siting of 5MW solar farm with ancillary buildings, security fencing, CCTV, access tracks and landscaping

    Granted Conditions

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    P/2018/00909 Submitted 13 Jul 2018 290m away

    Installation of Klargester Biodisc to replace existing brick built sewage chamber

    Granted Full applications 7 docs

  • Land to the West of Nabb Lane Rocester Staffordshire

    P/2016/01132 Submitted 11 Aug 2016 429m away

    Siting of 2 log cabins to provide holiday let accommodation

    Granted Full applications 7 docs

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