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General information
Number P214619/F
Current status Determination Made
Decision Approved with Conditions
Appeal decision
Type Planning Permission
Location Land to the north-west of Westhide Westhide Herefordshire HR1 3RQ
Proposal The installation of ground mounted solar photovoltaic array, together with associated infrastructure, security fencing, CCTV, landscaping, onsite biodiversity net gain and permissive rights of way.
Parish Westhide
Ward Hagley
Easting/Northing 357629 - 244313
Case officer Rebecca Jenman
Agent name Mrs Clare Hillier-Brown
Agent address Planning Developments Limited 1 Naish Farm Broadway Chilcompton BA3 4ST
Applicant name Ersun (Westhide SPV) Ltd
Applicant address Ersun (Westhide SPV) Ltd Station Works Hooton Road Ellesmere Port Cheshire CH66 7NF
Publicity date Wednesday 19 January 2022
Comments by Sunday 1 January 2023
Application dates
Date received Monday 20 December 2021
Date validated Monday 20 December 2021
Consultation start date Wednesday 19 January 2022
Consultation end date Sunday 1 January 2023
Committee date Wednesday 15 March 2023
Decision date Friday 17 March 2023
Target determination date Friday 17 March 2023
Consultees
Consultee
Name Hereford & Gloucester Canal Trust
Organisation name Hereford & Gloucester Canal Trust
Address
Date consulted Wednesday 4 May 2022 
Consultee
Name Cllr Paul Andrews
Organisation name Hagley
Address C/o Democratic Services, Shirehall St Peters Square Hereford Herefordshire HR1 2HX
Date consulted Tuesday 7 June 2022 
Consultee
Name Cllr Jonathan Lester
Organisation name Three Crosses
Address 54 Mount Pleasant New Road Bromyard Herefordshire HR7 4AN
Date consulted Tuesday 7 June 2022 
Consultee
Name Mrs Sophie Glover
Organisation name Withington PC
Address The Orchard Ridgehill Hereford HR2 8AG
Date consulted Tuesday 7 June 2022 
Consultee
Name Mrs Sophie Glover
Organisation name Westhide PC
Address the orchard Hereford Herefordshire HR2 8AG
Date consulted Tuesday 7 June 2022 
Consultee
Name Ms Emma Thomas
Organisation name Ocle Pychard PC
Address Hadleigh Bishops Frome Worcester WR6 5AP
Date consulted Tuesday 7 June 2022 
Consultee
Name Ms Katy Jones
Organisation name Herefordshire Council
Address Transportation H37 Plough Lane H37
Date consulted Tuesday 7 June 2022 
Consultee
Name Ecology
Organisation name
Address Herefordshire Council Plough Lane Hereford Herefordshire HR4 0LE
Date consulted Tuesday 7 June 2022 
Consultee
Name Nigel Koch
Organisation name Built and Natural Environment
Address Herefordshire Council Plough Lane Hereford HR4 0LE
Date consulted Tuesday 7 June 2022 
Consultee
Name Land Drainage
Organisation name Balfour Beatty Living Places
Address Unit 3 Thorn Business Park Rotherwas Hereford HR2 6JT
Date consulted Tuesday 7 June 2022 
Consultee
Name Cllr Paul Andrews
Organisation name Hagley
Address C/o Democratic Services, Shirehall St Peters Square Hereford Herefordshire HR1 2HX
Date consulted Friday 12 August 2022 
Consultee
Name Cllr Jonathan Lester
Organisation name Three Crosses
Address 54 Mount Pleasant New Road Bromyard Herefordshire HR7 4AN
Date consulted Friday 12 August 2022 
Consultee
Name Mrs Sophie Glover
Organisation name Withington PC
Address The Orchard Ridgehill Hereford HR2 8AG
Date consulted Friday 12 August 2022 
Consultee
Name Mrs Sophie Glover
Organisation name Westhide PC
Address the orchard Hereford Herefordshire HR2 8AG
Date consulted Friday 12 August 2022 
Consultee
Name Ms Emma Thomas
Organisation name Ocle Pychard PC
Address Hadleigh Bishops Frome Worcester WR6 5AP
Date consulted Friday 12 August 2022 
Consultee
Name Land Drainage
Organisation name Balfour Beatty Living Places
Address Unit 3 Thorn Business Park Rotherwas Hereford HR2 6JT
Date consulted Friday 12 August 2022 
Consultee
Name Mr Julian Cotton
Organisation name Conservation Department (Archaeology)
Address Archive And Record Centre Fir Tree Lane Rotherwas Hereford HR2 6LA
Date consulted Thursday 3 February 2022 
Consultee
Name Ms Katy Jones
Organisation name Herefordshire Council
Address Transportation H37 Plough Lane H37
Date consulted Tuesday 1 March 2022 
Consultee
Name Hereford & Gloucester Canal Trust
Organisation name Hereford & Gloucester Canal Trust
Address
Date consulted Wednesday 27 April 2022 
Consultee
Name Mrs Sophie Glover
Organisation name Westhide PC
Address the orchard Hereford Herefordshire HR2 8AG
Date consulted Wednesday 19 January 2022 
Consultee
Name Cllr Paul Andrews
Organisation name Hagley
Address C/o Democratic Services, Shirehall St Peters Square Hereford Herefordshire HR1 2HX
Date consulted Wednesday 19 January 2022 
Consultee
Name Cllr Jonathan Lester
Organisation name Three Crosses
Address 54 Mount Pleasant New Road Bromyard Herefordshire HR7 4AN
Date consulted Wednesday 19 January 2022 
Consultee
Name Ms Emma Thomas
Organisation name Ocle Pychard PC
Address Hadleigh Bishops Frome Worcester WR6 5AP
Date consulted Wednesday 19 January 2022 
Consultee
Name Mrs Sophie Glover
Organisation name Withington PC
Address The Orchard Ridgehill Hereford HR2 8AG
Date consulted Wednesday 19 January 2022 
Consultee
Name Mr Wride
Organisation name The Ramblers Association
Address 98 Gorsty Lane Hereford Herefordshire HR1 1UN
Date consulted Wednesday 19 January 2022 
Consultee
Name Ms Jill Addis
Organisation name Public Rights of Way Development Officer
Address Balfour Beatty Unit 3 Thorn Business Park Rotherwas Industrial Estate HR2 6JT
Date consulted Wednesday 19 January 2022 
Consultee
Name Hereford and Worcester Gardens Trust
Organisation name
Address 60 Hafod Road Hereford Herefordshire HR1 1SQ
Date consulted Wednesday 19 January 2022 
Consultee
Name Environment Agency
Organisation name Environment Agency
Address Hafren House Welshpool Road Shelton Shropshire SY3 8BB
Date consulted Wednesday 19 January 2022 
Consultee
Name RLIDB
Organisation name River Lugg IDB
Address Epsom house Chase Park Redhouse Interchange Doncaster DN6 7FE
Date consulted Wednesday 19 January 2022 
Consultee
Name Historic England
Organisation name Casework Assistant
Address Historic England The Axis 10 Holliday Street Birmingham B1 1TG
Date consulted Wednesday 19 January 2022 
Consultee
Name Mr Oliver Kaye
Organisation name Built and Natural Environment
Address Herefordshire Council Plough Lane Hereford HR4 0LE
Date consulted Wednesday 19 January 2022 
Consultee
Name Mr Peter Newman
Organisation name Open Spaces Society (North)
Address The Old Vicarage Dolau Powys LD1 5TH
Date consulted Wednesday 19 January 2022 
Consultee
Name EH Commercial
Organisation name Environmental Health
Address 8 Herefordshire Council St Owen Street Hereford Herefordshire HR1 2PJ
Date consulted Wednesday 19 January 2022 
Consultee
Name Ms Debra Lewis
Organisation name Built and Natural Environment
Address Herefordshire Council Plough Lane Hereford HR4 0LE
Date consulted Wednesday 19 January 2022 
Consultee
Name Ecology
Organisation name
Address Herefordshire Council Plough Lane Hereford Herefordshire HR4 0LE
Date consulted Wednesday 19 January 2022 
Consultee
Name Nigel Koch
Organisation name Built and Natural Environment
Address Herefordshire Council Plough Lane Hereford HR4 0LE
Date consulted Wednesday 19 January 2022 
Consultee
Name Ms Katy Jones
Organisation name Herefordshire Council
Address Transportation H37 Plough Lane H37
Date consulted Wednesday 19 January 2022 
Consultee
Name Cllr Paul Andrews
Organisation name Hagley
Address C/o Democratic Services, Shirehall St Peters Square Hereford Herefordshire HR1 2HX
Date consulted Thursday 7 July 2022 
Consultee
Name Cllr Jonathan Lester
Organisation name Three Crosses
Address 54 Mount Pleasant New Road Bromyard Herefordshire HR7 4AN
Date consulted Thursday 7 July 2022 
Consultee
Name Mrs Sophie Glover
Organisation name Withington PC
Address The Orchard Ridgehill Hereford HR2 8AG
Date consulted Thursday 7 July 2022 
Consultee
Name Mrs Sophie Glover
Organisation name Westhide PC
Address the orchard Hereford Herefordshire HR2 8AG
Date consulted Thursday 7 July 2022 
Consultee
Name Ms Emma Thomas
Organisation name Ocle Pychard PC
Address Hadleigh Bishops Frome Worcester WR6 5AP
Date consulted Thursday 7 July 2022 
Consultee
Name Ms Katy Jones
Organisation name Herefordshire Council
Address Transportation H37 Plough Lane H37
Date consulted Thursday 7 July 2022 
Consultee
Name Mr Julian Cotton
Organisation name Conservation Department (Archaeology)
Address Archive And Record Centre Fir Tree Lane Rotherwas Hereford HR2 6LA
Date consulted Thursday 7 July 2022 
Consultee
Name Ecology
Organisation name
Address Herefordshire Council Plough Lane Hereford Herefordshire HR4 0LE
Date consulted Thursday 7 July 2022 
Consultee
Name Mr Oliver Kaye
Organisation name Built and Natural Environment
Address Herefordshire Council Plough Lane Hereford HR4 0LE
Date consulted Thursday 7 July 2022 
Consultee
Name Nigel Koch
Organisation name Built and Natural Environment
Address Herefordshire Council Plough Lane Hereford HR4 0LE
Date consulted Thursday 7 July 2022 
Consultee
Name EH Commercial
Organisation name Environmental Health
Address 8 Herefordshire Council St Owen Street Hereford Herefordshire HR1 2PJ
Date consulted Thursday 7 July 2022 
Consultee
Name Land Drainage
Organisation name Balfour Beatty Living Places
Address Unit 3 Thorn Business Park Rotherwas Hereford HR2 6JT
Date consulted Thursday 7 July 2022 
Consultee
Name Hereford & Gloucester Canal Trust
Organisation name Hereford & Gloucester Canal Trust
Address
Date consulted Thursday 7 July 2022 
Consultee
Name Natural England
Organisation name Operations Delivery
Address Consultations Team (Natural England) County Hall Spetchley Road Worcester WR5 2NP
Date consulted Thursday 7 July 2022 
Consultee
Name Mr Wride
Organisation name The Ramblers Association
Address 98 Gorsty Lane Hereford Herefordshire HR1 1UN
Date consulted Monday 7 February 2022 
Consultee
Name Cllr Paul Andrews
Organisation name Hagley
Address C/o Democratic Services, Shirehall St Peters Square Hereford Herefordshire HR1 2HX
Date consulted Tuesday 1 November 2022 
Consultee
Name Cllr Jonathan Lester
Organisation name Three Crosses
Address 54 Mount Pleasant New Road Bromyard Herefordshire HR7 4AN
Date consulted Tuesday 1 November 2022 
Consultee
Name Mrs Sophie Glover
Organisation name Withington PC
Address The Orchard Ridgehill Hereford HR2 8AG
Date consulted Tuesday 1 November 2022 
Consultee
Name Mrs Sophie Glover
Organisation name Westhide PC
Address the orchard Hereford Herefordshire HR2 8AG
Date consulted Tuesday 1 November 2022 
Consultee
Name Ms Emma Thomas
Organisation name Ocle Pychard PC
Address Hadleigh Bishops Frome Worcester WR6 5AP
Date consulted Tuesday 1 November 2022 
Consultee
Name Ms Katy Jones
Organisation name Herefordshire Council
Address Transportation H37 Plough Lane H37
Date consulted Tuesday 1 November 2022 
Consultee
Name Landscape
Organisation name
Address Herefordshire Council, Plough Lane Offices Plough Lane Hereford Herefordshire HR4 0LE
Date consulted Tuesday 1 November 2022 
Consultee
Name Mr James Bisset
Organisation name Herefordshire Council
Address Herefordshire Council, Plough Lane Offices Plough Lane Hereford Herefordshire HR4 0LE
Date consulted Tuesday 1 November 2022 
Consultee
Name Mr Oliver Kaye
Organisation name Built and Natural Environment
Address Herefordshire Council Plough Lane Hereford HR4 0LE
Date consulted Tuesday 1 November 2022 
Consultee
Name EH Commercial
Organisation name Environmental Health
Address 8 Herefordshire Council St Owen Street Hereford Herefordshire HR1 2PJ
Date consulted Tuesday 1 November 2022 
Consultee
Name Land Drainage
Organisation name Balfour Beatty Living Places
Address Unit 3 Thorn Business Park Rotherwas Hereford HR2 6JT
Date consulted Tuesday 1 November 2022 
Consultee
Name Hereford & Gloucester Canal Trust
Organisation name Hereford & Gloucester Canal Trust
Address
Date consulted Tuesday 1 November 2022 
Consultee
Name Natural England
Organisation name Operations Delivery
Address Consultations Team (Natural England) County Hall Spetchley Road Worcester WR5 2NP
Date consulted Tuesday 1 November 2022 
Consultee
Name Cllr Paul Andrews
Organisation name Hagley
Address C/o Democratic Services, Shirehall St Peters Square Hereford Herefordshire HR1 2HX
Date consulted Thursday 1 December 2022 
Consultee
Name Cllr Jonathan Lester
Organisation name Three Crosses
Address 54 Mount Pleasant New Road Bromyard Herefordshire HR7 4AN
Date consulted Thursday 1 December 2022 
Consultee
Name Mrs Sophie Glover
Organisation name Withington PC
Address The Orchard Ridgehill Hereford HR2 8AG
Date consulted Thursday 1 December 2022 
Consultee
Name Mrs Sophie Glover
Organisation name Westhide PC
Address the orchard Hereford Herefordshire HR2 8AG
Date consulted Thursday 1 December 2022 
Consultee
Name Ms Emma Thomas
Organisation name Ocle Pychard PC
Address Hadleigh Bishops Frome Worcester WR6 5AP
Date consulted Thursday 1 December 2022 
Consultee
Name Land Drainage
Organisation name Balfour Beatty Living Places
Address Unit 3 Thorn Business Park Rotherwas Hereford HR2 6JT
Date consulted Thursday 1 December 2022 
Consultee
Name Ms Katy Jones
Organisation name Herefordshire Council
Address Transportation H37 Plough Lane H37
Date consulted Thursday 8 December 2022 
Consultee
Name Mr Oliver Kaye
Organisation name Built and Natural Environment
Address Herefordshire Council Plough Lane Hereford HR4 0LE
Date consulted Thursday 8 December 2022 
Consultee
Name EH Commercial
Organisation name Environmental Health
Address 8 Herefordshire Council St Owen Street Hereford Herefordshire HR1 2PJ
Date consulted Thursday 8 December 2022 

Commenting on this planning application through this website is now closed. Representations may however be submitted directly to planning_enquiries@herefordshire.gov.uk if the application has not yet been determined. Find contact details of your case officer.

Relevant documents

Application Form (1)

Decisions (1)

Supporting Documents (83)

Drawings (25)

Correspondence (2)

Representations (93)

Officer Report (1)

Planning Application Details