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Land to the west of Clay Hill Pit Dormington Herefordshire

Awaiting decision Herefordshire, County of P262107/F Planning Permission

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Proposal

Variation of 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 planning permission from 35 to 40 years from date when electrical power is first exported from the solar farm to the electricity grid network which is confirmed as 21 June 2024.

As published by the council, reference P262107/F

Application record

Reference
P262107/F
Type
Planning Permission
Status
Valid
Received
20 Jul 2026
Validated
20 Jul 2026
Ward
Hagley
Parish
Lugwardine

Site history

Applications at this address on the Herefordshire, County of register

This site has had 3 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • P262064/XA2 Granted

    Land to the west of Clay Hill Pit Dormington Herefordshire

    Application for approval of details reserved by condition. (P213963/F)

    Decided 30 Jul 2026 Conditions
  • P230120/XA2 Granted

    Land to the west of Clay Hill Pit Dormington Herefordshire

    Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 7 & 9 attached to planning permission 213963/F

    Decided 2 Mar 2023 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Jul 2026

    Received by Herefordshire, County of

  2. 31 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 14 September 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Herefordshire, County of took a median of 57 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

4 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Herefordshire, County of for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Herefordshire, County of decided full applications in a median of 126 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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Nearby applications

Within 500 metres

  • Land to the west of Clay Hill Pit Dormington Herefordshire

    P262064/XA2 Submitted 14 Jul 2026 0m away

    Application for approval of details reserved by condition. (P213963/F)

    Granted Conditions 4 docs
  • Ground mounted solar PV array on land to the west of Clay Hill Pit Dormington Herefordshire HR1 4EP

    P242993/AM Submitted 21 Nov 2024 0m away

    Non-material amendment to planning permission 213963/F (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 vary Condition 5to update the list of approved plans attached to the permission.

    Granted Amendments 13 docs
  • Land to the west of Clay Hill Pit Dormington Herefordshire HR1 4EP

    P261525/AM Submitted 22 May 2026 0m away

    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.

    Granted Amendments 4 docs
  • Larport Solar Farm, on Land to the west of Dormington Sustation Off Larport Lane Herefordshire

    P212457/EIA Submitted 18 Jun 2021 80m away

    Request for EIA Screening Opinion for a solar PV farm with associated infrastructure including housing for inverters, transformers and electrical equipment as well as fencing, security cameras, cabling and access tracks.

    Decided Outline 1 doc
  • Land to the west of Clay Hill Pit Dormington Herefordshire

    P230120/XA2 Submitted 13 Jan 2023 281m away

    Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 7 & 9 attached to planning permission 213963/F

    Granted Conditions 19 docs
  • Land west of Clay Hill Dormington Hereford Herefordshire

    P210525/F Submitted 22 Mar 2021 482m away

    Proposed installation of an additional sixth 132/66kV transformer at an existing Electricity Substation

    Granted Full applications 13 docs

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