Planning application
Preston Hill Solar Farm Preston Vale Penkridge STAFFORD ST19 5RA
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Proposed construction of a new 132kV electricity tower and removal of the existing tower.
As published by the council, reference 26/00148/OHLS37
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00148/OHLS37
- Type
- Overhead Electricity Lines - S37
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Decision
- Approved by Letter
- Received
- 13 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 13 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 2 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Penkridge North & Acton Trussell
- Parish
- PENKRIDGE
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- ST19 5RA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Mar 2026
Received by South Staffordshire
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2 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Approved by Letter
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23 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
South Staffordshire granted permission on 2 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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This application sits outside the common categories, and the council record linked on this page sets out the specific procedure that applies. More in our guide to planning application types.
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