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North of , Bramble Cottage , Greensmiths Lane , Upper Leigh , Staffordshire , ST10 4NY

Awaiting decision Staffordshire Moorlands CON/2023/0006 Consultation by other authoritites

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Installation of a 49.9MW solar photovoltaic array/solar farm with associated infrastructure

As published by the council, reference CON/2023/0006

Application record

Reference
CON/2023/0006
Type
Consultation by other authoritites
Status
Valid application received
Received
6 Mar 2023
Validated
6 Mar 2023
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
ST10 4NY

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 Mar 2023

    Received by Staffordshire Moorlands

  2. 9 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 1 May 2023, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Staffordshire Moorlands took a median of 75 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

4 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Staffordshire Moorlands for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Staffordshire Moorlands decided outline applications in a median of 54 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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