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Land at Nickerlands, Berwick Lane, Stanford Rivers, Ongar, CM5 9PX

Decided Epping Forest EPF/1142/24 Screening Opinion

Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.

Proposal

(EIA) Screening Opinion - Solar Farm

As published by the council, reference EPF/1142/24

Application record

Reference
EPF/1142/24
Type
Screening Opinion
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Not Required
Received
31 May 2024
Validated
31 May 2024
Decided
12 Jun 2024
Ward
Passingford
Parish
Stanford Rivers
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
CM5 9PX

Site history

Applications at this address on the Epping Forest register

This site has had 6 applications since 2024: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • EPF/1576/26 Awaiting decision

    Land at Nickerlands, Berwick Lane, Stanford Rivers, Ongar, CM5 9PX

    Application for approval of details reserved by Condition 14 (Temporary Construction Access) on planning permission (EPF/1546/24) (Proposed Installation, operation and decommissioning of renewable energy generating station comprising ground-mounted photovoltaic solar arrays together with transformer/inverter stations, site accesses, internal access tracks, security measures, access gates, other ancillary infrastructure and landscaping and biodiversity enhancements).

    Submitted 14 Aug 2026 Conditions
  • EPF/0342/26 Granted

    Land at Nickerlands, Berwick Lane, Stanford Rivers, Ongar, CM5 9PX

    Approval of Biodiversity Gain Plan Reserved by Schedule 7A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended), following approved HMMP under EPF/2196/25, along with Condition 7 (Archaeology), Condition 9 (Great Crested Newts) and Condition 19 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy (BES)) of EPF/1546/24 (Proposed Installation, operation and decommissioning of renewable energy generating station comprising ground-mounted photovoltaic solar arrays together with transformer/inverter stations, site accesses, internal access tracks, security measures, access gates, other ancillary infrastructure and landscaping and biodiversity enhancements).

    Decided 11 May 2026 Conditions
  • EPF/2196/25 Split decision

    Land at Nickerlands, Berwick Lane, Stanford Rivers, Ongar, CM5 9PX

    Application for approval of details reserved by condition 6 (BNG - HMMP), 12 (Farmland Bird Mitigation Strategy), 15 (Drainage) and 18 (Hard and Soft Landscaping) on planning permission EPF/1546/24 (Proposed Installation, operation and decommissioning of renewable energy generating station comprising ground-mounted photovoltaic solar arrays together with transformer/inverter stations, site accesses, internal access tracks, security measures, access gates, other ancillary infrastructure and landscaping and biodiversity enhancements).

    Decided 7 Jan 2026 Conditions
  • EPF/1727/25 Granted

    Land at Nickerlands, Berwick Lane, Stanford Rivers, Ongar, CM5 9PX

    Application for approval of details reserved by condition 5 (Details), 8 (Tree Protection), 10 (CEMP Biodiversity) and 11 (Soil Management Plan) on planning permission (EPF/1546/24) (Proposed Installation, operation and decommissioning of renewable energy generating station comprising ground-mounted photovoltaic solar arrays together with transformer/inverter stations, site accesses, internal access tracks, security measures, access gates, other ancillary infrastructure and landscaping and biodiversity enhancements).

    Decided 16 Oct 2025 Conditions
  • EPF/1546/24 Granted

    Land at Nickerlands, Berwick Lane, Stanford Rivers, Ongar, CM5 9PX

    Proposed Installation, operation and decommissioning of renewable energy generating station comprising ground-mounted photovoltaic solar arrays together with transformer/inverter stations, site accesses, internal access tracks, security measures, access gates, other ancillary infrastructure and landscaping and biodiversity enhancements.

    Decided 20 Feb 2025 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 31 May 2024

    Received by Epping Forest

  2. 12 Jun 2024

    Decision issued: Not Required

  3. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

9 documents on file for this application

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After the decision

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  • Land at Nickerlands, Berwick Lane, Stanford Rivers, Ongar, CM5 9PX

    EPF/2196/25 Submitted 27 Oct 2025 0m away

    Application for approval of details reserved by condition 6 (BNG - HMMP), 12 (Farmland Bird Mitigation Strategy), 15 (Drainage) and 18 (Hard and Soft Landscaping) on planning permission EPF/1546/24 (Proposed Installation, operation and decommissioning of renewable energy generating station comprising ground-mounted photovoltaic solar arrays together with transformer/inverter stations, site accesses, internal access tracks, security measures, access gates, other ancillary infrastructure and landscaping and biodiversity enhancements).

    Split decision Conditions 24 docs

  • Land at Nickerlands, Berwick Lane, Stanford Rivers, Ongar, CM5 9PX

    EPF/1727/25 Submitted 27 Aug 2025 0m away

    Application for approval of details reserved by condition 5 (Details), 8 (Tree Protection), 10 (CEMP Biodiversity) and 11 (Soil Management Plan) on planning permission (EPF/1546/24) (Proposed Installation, operation and decommissioning of renewable energy generating station comprising ground-mounted photovoltaic solar arrays together with transformer/inverter stations, site accesses, internal access tracks, security measures, access gates, other ancillary infrastructure and landscaping and biodiversity enhancements).

    Granted Conditions Trees 24 docs

  • Land at Nickerlands, Berwick Lane, Stanford Rivers, Ongar, CM5 9PX

    EPF/0342/26 Submitted 17 Feb 2026 0m away

    Approval of Biodiversity Gain Plan Reserved by Schedule 7A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended), following approved HMMP under EPF/2196/25, along with Condition 7 (Archaeology), Condition 9 (Great Crested Newts) and Condition 19 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy (BES)) of EPF/1546/24 (Proposed Installation, operation and decommissioning of renewable energy generating station comprising ground-mounted photovoltaic solar arrays together with transformer/inverter stations, site accesses, internal access tracks, security measures, access gates, other ancillary infrastructure and landscaping and biodiversity enhancements).

    Granted Conditions 16 docs

  • Land at Nickerlands, Berwick Lane, Stanford Rivers, Ongar, CM5 9PX

    EPF/1546/24 Submitted 26 Jul 2024 0m away

    Proposed Installation, operation and decommissioning of renewable energy generating station comprising ground-mounted photovoltaic solar arrays together with transformer/inverter stations, site accesses, internal access tracks, security measures, access gates, other ancillary infrastructure and landscaping and biodiversity enhancements.

    Granted Full applications 107 docs

  • Land at Nickerlands, Berwick Lane, Stanford Rivers, Ongar, CM5 9PX

    EPF/1576/26 Submitted 14 Aug 2026 0m away

    87% historically approved · decision due ~12 Oct

    Application for approval of details reserved by Condition 14 (Temporary Construction Access) on planning permission (EPF/1546/24) (Proposed Installation, operation and decommissioning of renewable energy generating station comprising ground-mounted photovoltaic solar arrays together with transformer/inverter stations, site accesses, internal access tracks, security measures, access gates, other ancillary infrastructure and landscaping and biodiversity enhancements).

    Awaiting decision Conditions 3 docs

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