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Land At Ashby Dell Border Lane Somerleyton, Ashby And Herringfleet Suffolk NR32 5EE

Awaiting decision East Suffolk DC/25/2853/FUL Full Application

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Proposal

Construction, operation, maintenance and eventual decommissioning of a circa 30MW Solar Farm comprising the construction of solar panels mounted on metal frames, inverters, auxiliary transformer, substation, storage container, DNO substation, new access tracks, underground cabling, perimeter fencing with CCTV cameras and access gates, landscaping, temporary construction compound, and all ancillary grid infrastructure and associated site works.

As published by the council, reference DC/25/2853/FUL

Application record

Reference
DC/25/2853/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
21 Jul 2025
Validated
10 Oct 2025
Ward
Lothingland
Parish
Lound
Postcode
NR32 5EE

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 Jul 2025

    Received by East Suffolk

  2. 10 Oct 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 27 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 5 December 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    East Suffolk took a median of 53 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

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Neo Environmental Ltd Agent, registered in Bellshill

Active · incorporated 2012 · Bellshill

17 applications on PlanIndex · across 13 councils

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Documents

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

112 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with East Suffolk for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year East Suffolk decided full applications in a median of 68 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About full applications

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