Planning application
Land East of A6129 Stanborough Hatfield AL8 7TB
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Installation of 10MW solar photovoltaic array across approximately 10 hectares of land with installation of 1.5MW battery energy storage system and associated landscaping
As published by the council, reference 6/2023/1802/MAJ
Application record
- Reference
- 6/2023/1802/MAJ
- Type
- MAJOR DEVELOPMENT
- Status
- Decided - Granted
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 29 Aug 2023
- Validated
- 29 Aug 2023
- Decided
- 16 Sep 2024
- Ward
- Hatfield Cent.
- Parish
- Hatfield
- Decision by
- Committee
- Postcode
- AL8 7TB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Aug 2023
Received by Welwyn Hatfield
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16 Sep 2024
Decision issued: Granted
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About full applications applications
How this application type works
A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go: siting, design, access and landscaping are all fixed at this stage. It is the standard route for new buildings, conversions and changes of use. The statutory target is eight weeks for smaller schemes and thirteen weeks for major development, though complex cases often take longer by agreement.
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