Planning application
Land To The South Of Munceys Farm London Way Melbourn Cambridgeshire SG8 6DJ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Construction and operation of a 25MW solar photovoltaic farm and a 25MW Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) including access, fencing, CCTV, internal service tracks, ancillary equipment and scheme of landscaping for an operational lifespan of 40 years.
As published by the council, reference 25/02739/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02739/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Granted Permission
- Received
- 10 Jul 2025
- Validated
- 23 Jul 2025
- Decided
- 15 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Melbourn
- Parish
- Melbourn CP
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- SG8 6DJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
-
10 Jul 2025
Received by South Cambridgeshire
-
23 Jul 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
-
15 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Granted Permission
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
JMS Planning Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Wimbledon
Dissolved · incorporated 2005 · Wimbledon
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See their track recordQC Montferrat Ltd. Applicant, registered in Hove
Active · incorporated 2023 · Hove
1 application on PlanIndex
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
116 documents on file for this application
- DECISION NOTICE
- DELEGATED REPORT
- SITE LAYOUT
- LANDSCAPE MASTERPLAN
- EOT REQUEST
- ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVALUATION
- ARCHAEOLOGY
- SITE LAYOUT - TRENCHES
- CAMBRIDGE AIRPORT
- CLARIFICATION FROM ARCHAEOLOGY
- ECOLOGY
- GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY REPORT
- LOCAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
- LLFA
- ARCHAEOLOGICAL OFFICER
- HISTORIC ENGLAND
- SUSTAINABILITY
- NATURAL ENGLAND
- NATURAL ENGLAND
- CAMBRIDGE CITY AIRPORT
- AMENDMENTS COVER LETTER
- TRANSPORT STATEMENT ISSUE 02
- FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT
- GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY REPORT
- BREEDING BIRD SURVEY REPORT
- BAT REPORT
- EOT REQUEST
- EOT REQUEST
- EOT REQUEST
- RESPONSE TO COMMENTS
- GLINT AND GLARE STUDY ISSUE 3
- SUSTAINABILITY
- TREES
- TRANSPORT ASSESSMENT TEAM
- ECOLOGY
- PARISH
- AIRPORT SAFEGUARDING
- CLIMATE, WASTE & ENVIRONMENT
- HISTORIC ENGLAND COMMENTS
- THE BRITISH HORSE SOCIETY
- THE BRITISH HORSE SOCIETY
- CONTAMINATED LAND
- LANDSCAPE
- URBAN DESIGN
- ACTIVE TRAVEL ENGLAND COMMENTS.
- LLFA
- LOCAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
- HEATH FARM
- HEATH FARM, NEWMARKET ROAD
- POLICE ARCHITECTURAL LIAISON OFFICER
- UPDATED COMMENTS FROM CAMBRIDGE AIRPORT
- UPDATED COMMENTS FROM CAMBRIDGE AIRPORT
- NATURAL ENGLAND COMMENTS
- CAMBRIDGE CITY AIRPORT COMMENTS
- SITE NOTICE
- SITE NOTICE
- CAMBS FIRE AND RESCUE
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER
- MAP OF NOTIFIED NEIGHBOURS
- SUSTAINABILITY
- WASTE - SHARED SERVICE
- DEFINITIVE MAP TEAM
- LVIA APPENDIX 4 PART 1
- LVIA APPENDIX 4 PART 2
- SITE NOTICE
- SITE NOTICE
- ARCHAEOLOGICAL OFFICER
- BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN CALCULATIONS
- INVALID LETTER
- FEE CALCULATION
- APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO
- ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL
- BIODIVERSITY MANAGEMENT PLAN
- BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN DESIGN STAGE REPORT
- ECOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT
- STATEMENT OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
- AGRICULTURAL QUALITY
- SCREENING OPINION
- TRANSPORT STATEMENT
- INDICATIVE CABLE ROUTE
- ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESK-BASED ASSESSMENT
- NOISE ASSESSMENT
- PRE APP RESPONSE
- FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT AND DRAINAGE STRATEGY
- LANDSCAPE CHARACTER
- ZONE OF THEORETICAL VISIBILITY
- TECHNICAL METHODOLOGY
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
- PLANNING APPLICATION BOUNDARY
- BESS COMPOUND GENERAL ARRANGEMENT
- PV PANEL DETAILS
- SOLAR INVERTER AND TRANSFORMER STATION
- BATTERY UNIT DETAILS
- MVS SKID DETAILS
- DNO SUBSTATION DETAILS
- FENCING AND SECURITY DETAILS
- DEER MESH FENCING DETAILS
- PALISADE FENCING DETAILS
- TEMPORARY SITE SET DOWN AREA
- TEMPORARY SET DOWN AREA STORAGE CABIN
- TEMPORARY SET DOWN AREA OFFICE
- INTERNAL ACCESS TRACKS CONSTRUCTION
- FIRE WATER STORAGE TANK DETAILS
- STUDY AREA
- PLANNING CONSTRAINTS
- AERIAL CONTEXT
- SITE FEATURES AND TOPOGRAPHY
- SITE FEATURES AND TOPOGRAPHY
- LANDSCAPE CHARACTER AREAS
- LANDSCAPE CHARACTER AREAS
- VISUAL RECEPTORS
- PLANNING, DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENT
- LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL IMPACT APPRAISAL PAGE 1-51
- LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL IMPACT APPRAISAL PAGE 52-103
- SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC GLINT AND GLARE STUDY PAGE 1-50
- SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC GLINT AND GLARE STUDY PAGE 51-89
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South Cambridgeshire granted permission on 15 July 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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