Application Number | M/23/01757/FUL |
Status | Application Approved |
Application Valid |
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20/12/2023 |
Consultation End |
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20/03/2024 |
Committee Meeting |
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N/A |
Decision |
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Approval |
Decision Date |
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19/04/2024 |
Appeal Started |
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N/A |
Appeal Decision |
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N/A |
Summary | |
Application Number | M/23/01757/FUL |
Location Address | Elm Cottage Holt Heath Worcester WR6 6NG |
Proposal | Erection of 2no Solar trackers in field south of property |
Status | Approval |
Application Type | Full planning permission |
Appeal Decision | N/A |
Important Dates | |
Application Received Date | 15/12/2023 |
Application Valid Date | 20/12/2023 |
Consultation Start Date | 21/12/2023 |
Site Visited / Site Notice Date | |
Consultation End | 20/03/2024 |
Advert Expiry | 19/01/2024 |
Committee Date (if applicable) | |
Committee Agenda | |
Decision Date | 19/04/2024 |
Further Information | |
Expected Decision Level | Delegated |
Case Officer | Karen Wightman |
Parish | Holt CP |
Ward | Hallow & Holt Ward |
Applicant | Mr and Mrs Sian and Simon Bradshaw |
Agent | David Walton, Valley Environmental Consulting Ltd |
Agent Address | 8 Primrose Gardens Ryton NE21 4NU |
Condition Details / Information Notes |
The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission. Reason: To conform with the requirements of Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 as amended by Section 51 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004. |
Unless where required or allowed by other conditions attached to this permission the development hereby approved shall be carried out in accordance with the information (including details on the proposed materials) provided on the application form and the following plans and documents VEC483.01 Location Plan, VEC483.03, Meyer Burger Black Specification Details. Reason: To define the permission. |
The stand alone Solar Tracker devices hereby permitted shall be installed to be black in colour of a matt finish material including all framework and invisible wires and no other type substituted. Reason - To preserve the open character of the countryside in accordance with Policies SWDP21 and SWDP25 and the setting of the listed building in accordance with Policies SWDP6 and SWDP24 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan (February 2016). |
If the stand alone Solar Trackers hereby permitted are no longer required for the purposes of energy production, they shall be dismantled and all materials removed from the site, including the sun arrays and their supporting stands and any other associated infrastructure/development within 4 months from the date of cessation of the use. Reason - To preserve the open character of the countryside in accordance with Policies SWDP21 and SWDP25 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan (February 2016). |
Within the first planting season following the installation of the solar trackers devices hereby approved the additional hedgerow planting as specified on the approved plan VLC483. 03 shall be implemented. The hedgerow shall comprise of the species mix as specified on the approved plan and all planting shall be watered as necessary and competitive weed growth controlled to ensure successful establishment. If any part of the hedgerow dies, is removed or become seriously damaged or diseased it shall be replaced in the next planting season with others of similar size and species. Reason - To preserve the open character of the countryside in accordance with Policies SWDP21 and SWDP25 and the setting of the listed building in accordance with Policies SWDP6 and SWDP24 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan (February 2016). |
Work should avoid disturbance to nesting birds. Nesting birds are protected under the 1981 Wildlife and Countryside Act and the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000. The main nesting season lasts approximately from March to September, so work should take place outside these dates if at all possible. In addition all contractors shall be made aware that If excavations for cable channels are dug and left open overnight, a temporary escape ramp shall be installed along the inside of the trench for wildlife and hedgehogs in particular. All trenches shall be checked each morning before work commences and any trapped creatures lifted to a place of safety. |
Positive and Proactive Statement. In dealing with this application, the Council has worked with the applicant in the following ways:- - seeking further information following receipt of the application; - considering the imposition of conditions and or the completion of a s.106 legal agreement. In such ways the Council has demonstrated a positive and proactive manner in seeking solutions to problems arising in relation to the planning application. |
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In addition to consultations with the consultee listed, we will publicise the application in accordance with national requirements and our local policy. This publicity usually takes the form of letters to nearby properties, the posting of site notices and/or the placing of a public notice in our local newspapers.
No associated neighbours |
Name | Organisation | Sent | Reply Due | Reply Received |
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Aidan Smyth | MHDC Archaeology & Planning Advisor | 21/12/2023 | 11/01/2024 | |
Cllr Dean Clarke | Hallow & Holt Ward | 21/12/2023 | 11/01/2024 | |
Drainage Engineer | Engineers - S.W. Land Drainage Partnership | 21/12/2023 | 11/01/2024 | |
MHDC Conservation Officer | MHDC Development Plans & Conservation | 21/12/2023 | 11/01/2024 | |
Ms Caroline Lightfoot | Holt Parish Council | 21/12/2023 | 11/01/2024 | 23/12/2023 |
MHDC Conservation Officer | MHDC Development Plans & Conservation | 06/03/2024 | 20/03/2024 |
Constraints List |
Water Supply. If Major Application consultation required with Severn Trent (Welsh Water if in Bockleton Parish) |
s106: Land at Top Barn Farm Holt Heath (See also S52-21) Refno: S106-193 |
SWDP 15: Designated Rural Areas |
Outside SWDP Development Boundary |
SWDP 5: Protect and Restore |
Paper: Berrows Journal - Thursday |
CIL009 - Non-Urban Area |
Listed Buildings Affect Setting 25m Buffer - Grade II. H.E Ref: 1179490. Listed Building. Elm Cottages. LB/1179490 |
No associated appeals |