Planning application
Land to the west of Clay Hill Pit Dormington Herefordshire HR1 4EP
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Non-material amendment to condition 2 of Planning permission 213963 (Proposed installation of a photovoltaic solar farm with associated infrastructure including inverters/transformers, battery storage and substation with client and DNO switching equipment with underground connection to the adjacent Dormington substation). To extend the life of the planning permission to 40 years from the date when electrical power was first exported from the solar farm to the electricity grid network, excluding electricity exported during initial testing and commissioning.
As published by the council, reference P261525/AM
Application record
- Reference
- P261525/AM
- Type
- Non Material Amendment
- Status
- Determination Made
- Decision
- Granted As published: Planning Permission Not Required
- Received
- 22 May 2026
- Validated
- 1 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 21 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Hagley
- Parish
- Lugwardine
- Postcode
- HR1 4EP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 May 2026
Received by Herefordshire, County of
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1 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Planning Permission Not Required
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22 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Herefordshire, County of granted permission on 21 July 2026, 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 amendment applications
An amendment application makes limited changes to a permission that already exists; anything beyond modest adjustment needs a fresh application. More in our guide to planning application types.
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