Planning application
Land South Of A507 Near Cumberlow Green 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
Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), ground mounted solar farm, associated infrastructure, access and landscaping.
As published by the council, reference 25/01947/FP
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01947/FP
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 5 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 5 Aug 2025
- Ward
- Weston And Sandon Ward
- Parish
- Clothall Parish Meeting
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Aug 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 30 September 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
117 documents on file for this application
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This application is with North Hertfordshire for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year North Hertfordshire decided full applications in a median of 65 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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