Planning application
Land East Of Newcastle Road Cotes Heath Stone ST21 6RX
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Construction and operation of a ground-mounted solar farm and associated infrastructure, access, ancillary works and landscaping
As published by the council, reference 25/40876/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/40876/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 11 Jul 2025
- Validated
- 31 Jul 2025
- Ward
- Eccleshall
- Parish
- Standon
- Decision by
- Committee Application
- Postcode
- ST21 6RX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Jul 2025
Received by Stafford
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31 Jul 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 25 September 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Stafford took a median of 133 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
Documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Stafford for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Stafford decided full applications in a median of 189 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
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