Planning application
Land South Of A507 At Westfield Common Clothall Road Clothall Hertfordshire
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Screening Opinion (Regulation 6) on a proposed development of a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) and co-located solar farm, associated infrastructure, access, biodiversity enhancement and landscaping
As published by the council, reference 25/00446/SO
Application record
- Reference
- 25/00446/SO
- Type
- Screening Opinion
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 17 Feb 2025
- Validated
- 17 Feb 2025
- Ward
- Weston And Sandon Ward
- Parish
- Clothall Parish Meeting
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Feb 2025
Received by North Hertfordshire
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 14 April 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
North Hertfordshire took a median of 51 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with North Hertfordshire for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year North Hertfordshire decided outline applications in a median of 37 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About outline applications
An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.
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