Planning application
Street Record, London Road, Rawreth, Essex,
Relates to 23/00996/FUL
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application to remove planning condition No. 23 (prohibiting development within Parcel A) pursuant to planning permission reference 23/00996/FUL - Installation of a solar farm and battery storage facility with associated infrastructure on land at Barleylands, South of Great Burstead on Land West of Southend Road (A129) and South East of Coxes Farm Road, Billericay; and installation of underground cabling from proposed solar farm along A129 (London Road/Southend Road, Wickford) to eastern borough boundary to link to Rayleigh Main Substation, Rawreth.
As published by the council, reference 25/00924/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/00924/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Application Permitted
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Received
- 12 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 12 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 26 May 2026
- Ward
- Downhall And Rawreth
- Parish
- Rawreth Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Site history
Applications at this address on the Rochford register
This site has had 3 applications since 2022: 2 approved, 1 refused.
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23/00996/FUL Granted
Street Record, London Road, Rawreth, Essex,
Installation of a solar farm and battery storage facility with associated infrastructure on land at Barleylands, South of Great Burstead on Land West of Southend Road (A129) and South East of Coxes Farm Road, Billericay; and installation of underground cabling from proposed solar farm along A129 (London Road/Southend Road, Wickford) to eastern borough boundary to link to Rayleigh Main Substation, Rawreth.
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22/00359/FUL Refused
Street Record, London Road, Rawreth, Essex,
Installation of a solar farm and battery storage facility with associated infrastructure on land at Barleylands, South of Great Burstead on Land West of Southend Road (A129) and South East of Coxes Farm Road, Billericay; and installation of underground cabling from proposed solar farm along A129 (London Road/Southend Road, Wickford) to eastern borough boundary to link to Rayleigh Main Substation, Rawreth.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Dec 2025
Received by Rochford
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26 May 2026
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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16 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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23/00996/FUL Granted
Street Record, London Road, Rawreth, Essex,
Installation of a solar farm and battery storage facility with associated infrastructure on land at Barleylands, South of Great Burstead on Land West of Southend Road (A129) and South East of Coxes Farm Road, Billericay; and installation of underground cabling from proposed solar farm along A129 (London Road/Southend Road, Wickford) to eastern borough boundary to link to Rayleigh Main Substation, Rawreth.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
15 documents on file for this application
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