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Land At Usworth House Farm Peareth Hall Road Springwell Gateshead NE9 7NT

Refused Sunderland 22/02803/FU4 Full Application (Reg 4)

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Installation of renewable energy generating solar farm comprising ground-mounted photovoltaic solar arrays together with substation, tower connection, transformer stations, switchroom, site accesses, internal access tracks, security measures, access gates, other ancillary infrastructure and landscaping and biodiversity enhancements.

As published by the council, reference 22/02803/FU4

Application record

Reference
22/02803/FU4
Type
Full Application (Reg 4)
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse
Received
23 Dec 2022
Validated
18 Jan 2023
Decided
10 Jan 2025
Ward
Washington West
Decision by
Committee Decision
Postcode
NE9 7NT

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 23 Dec 2022

    Received by Sunderland

  2. 18 Jan 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 10 Jan 2025

    Decision issued: Refuse

  4. 6 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

689 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Sunderland refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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