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Land At Lawrence House Farm Scotton North Yorkshire HG5 9HZ

Awaiting decision North Yorkshire 25/02694/EIAMAJ Environmental Impact Assessment - Major

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Proposal

Proposed Installation of a Ground Mounted Solar PV Farm and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) plus Ancillary Infrastructure and Equipment, Landscaping and Access.

As published by the council, reference 25/02694/EIAMAJ

Application record

Reference
25/02694/EIAMAJ
Type
Environmental Impact Assessment - Major
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
4 Aug 2025
Validated
5 Aug 2025
Ward
Boroughbridge & Claro
Parish
Scotton (Harrogate)
Postcode
HG5 9HZ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 4 Aug 2025

    Received by North Yorkshire

  2. 5 Aug 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 4 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 4 November 2025, 13 weeks from validation under the statutory target. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    North Yorkshire took a median of 60 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Aardvark EM Ltd Agent, registered in Ottery St Mary

Active · incorporated 1997 · Ottery St Mary

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Documents

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

518 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with North Yorkshire for determination, against a statutory target of thirteen weeks. Over the last year North Yorkshire decided outline applications in a median of 63 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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    25/02694/EIAMAJ Submitted 4 Aug 2025 50 yards away

    70% historically approved · decision due ~4 Nov

    Proposed Installation of a Ground Mounted Solar PV Farm and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) plus Ancillary Infrastructure and Equipment, Landscaping and Access.

    Awaiting decision Outline 518 docs
    Major scheme

  • Land At Lawrence House Farm Scotton North Yorkshire HG5 9HZ

    25/02694/EIAMAJ Submitted 4 Aug 2025 50 yards away

    73% historically approved · decision due ~4 Nov

    Proposed Installation of a Ground Mounted Solar PV Farm and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) plus Ancillary Infrastructure and Equipment, Landscaping and Access.

    Awaiting decision Outline 518 docs
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