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LAND TO THE NORTH OF LOWER CLAVERHAM FARM, BERWICK, BN26 6TJ, AND EAST OF MOUNT PLEASANT FARM, CHALVINGTON, BN27 3TB

Refused Wealden WD/2021/2617/MEA Major Application with Environmental Assessment

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

Proposal

CONSTRUCTION OF A SOLAR FARM, TO INCLUDE THE INSTALLATION OF SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS TO GENERATE UP TO 49.9MW OF ELECTRICITY, WITH SUBSTATION, TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION COMPOUND, INVERTERS, FENCING, ACCESS TRACKS, CCTV, LANDSCAPING AND OTHER ASSOCIATED WORKS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED FOR: ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HERITAGE ASSET ASSESSMENT, LANDSCAPE APPRAISAL; ECOLOGY AND BIODIVERSITY; TRANSPORT; GLINT AND GLARE AND AIRCRAFT.

As published by the council, reference WD/2021/2617/MEA

Application record

Reference
WD/2021/2617/MEA
Type
Major Application with Environmental Assessment
Status
Decision Issued
Decision
Refused As published: Refusal
Received
11 Oct 2021
Validated
19 Jan 2022
Decided
24 Mar 2023
Ward
Arlington
Parish
Arlington
Decision by
Committee
Postcode
BN26 6TJ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 Oct 2021

    Received by Wealden

  2. 19 Jan 2022

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 24 Mar 2023

    Decision issued: Refusal

  4. 12 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

139 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Wealden 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.

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