Planning application
Thorpe Park Solar Farm Land South of Thorpe-Le-Soken Tendring Essex
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act for Variation of pre commencement Conditions 3 (Planning Design and Access Statement), Condition 6 (Arboricultural Method Statement and scheme for protection), Condition 8 (Programme of archaeological investigation), Condition 9 (Construction Methodology and Timetable), Condition 10 (Construction Traffic Management Plan), Condition 11 (Traffic Management Plan), Condition 12 (Vehicular turning facility), Condition 15 (Construction Environmental Management Plan), Condition 16 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy), Condition 17 (Landscape and Ecological Management Plan), and Condition 22 (Soil Management Plan) of application 22/02117/FUL to enable/allow limited below-ground foundation works to be carried out to implement the permission by constructing the base for the DNO substation.
As published by the council, reference 25/01235/VOC
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01235/VOC
- Type
- Variation of Condition
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approval - Full
- Received
- 19 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 19 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 10 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Thorpe, Beaumont & Great Holland
- Parish
- Thorpe Le Soken Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Aug 2025
Received by Tendring
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10 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Approval - Full
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9 Aug 2026
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26/00343/LUEX Granted
Thorpe Park Solar Farm Land South of Thorpe-Le-Soken Essex CO16 0HR
Application for Lawful Development Certificate for Existing Use or Development for confirmation of lawful implementation of planning permission 25/01235/VOC by way of material operation (installation of DNO substation unit foundations).
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
15 documents on file for this application
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Tendring granted permission on 10 November 2025, 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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