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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
Agent address	Planning Developments Limited 1 Naish Farm Broadway Chilcompton BA3 4ST
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

Relevant documents

Application Form (1)

R AppForm 217KB

Decisions (1)

Decision Notice 166KB

Supporting Documents (83)

Drainage Plans 4.1.23 28.2MB
Final amendment to SuDs 4/1/23 10.4MB
Updated FRA 9.5MB
Updated Masterplan Rev Q 3.8MB
AMENDED Flood Risk Assessment 5.12.22 8.9MB
AMENDED Flood Risk Assessment 29.11.22 10.0MB
AMENDED Biodiversity Net Gain 24.10.22 3.9MB
AMENDED LVIA Addendum 2 Part 2 of 2 24.10.22 9.0MB
AMENDED LVIA Addendum 2 Part 1 of 2 24.10.22 231KB
AMENDED Landscape and Ecological Management Plan (LEMP) - Part 2 of 2 24.10.22 7.5MB
R AMENDED Landscape and Ecological Management Plan (LEMP) - Part 1 of 2 24.10.22 7.8MB
AMENDED Addendum Ecology Report 24.10.22 3.6MB
AMENDED Biodiversity Metric 3.0 24.10.22 4.1MB
AMENDED Site Selection & Land Use 24.10.22 5.9MB
AMENDED Westhide Noise Query clarifications 24.10.22 317KB
R AMENDED Addendum to Agricultural Land Classification 24.10.22 328KB
AMENDED Natural Assets and Environmental Net Gain Report - Part 2 of 2 24.10.22 5.8MB
R AMENDED Natural Assets and Environmental Net Gain Report - Part 1 of 2 24.10.22 12.2MB
AMENDED Flood Risk Assessment 24.10.22 9.9MB
AMENDED Framework Soil Management Plan 24.10.22 9.9MB
AMENDED Noise Impact Assessment 24.10.22 13.1MB
AMENDED All Measurements Summary 2 24.10.22 54KB
AMENDED All Measurements Summary 24.10.22 117KB
Revised Flood Risk Assessment - Appendix A to D 09.08.22 9.8MB
Revised Flood Risk Assessment 09.08.22 1.1MB
Grid Connection Information July 2022 133KB
Westhide BNG Figs 23.06.22 3.9MB
R Letter to TEKSS (24.03.22) 23.06.22 1.2MB
R Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment Addendum - Amendments to Landscape Proposals 23.06.22 4.4MB
R AMENDED Landscape and Ecological Management Plan (LEMP) 23.06.22 3.3MB
Addendum Ecology Report 23.06.22 309KB
Arboricultural Report Addendum 1.6.22 510KB
Construction Traffic Management Plan 1.6.22 7.3MB
Consultation Statement 1.6.22 264KB
Response to Highways Comments - 31.3.22 180KB
R Response to Parish Council Comments 28.02.22 4.9MB
LVIA Appendix F Visualisations Viewpoint 3 9.1MB
R Planning Statement 36.1MB
Topographical Survey 7 of 7 1.1MB
Topographical Survey 6 of 7 1.2MB
Topographical Survey 5 of 7 1.1MB
Topographical Survey 4 of 7 1.1MB
Topographical Survey 3 of 7 1.3MB
Topographical Survey 2 of 7 999KB
Topographical Survey 1 of 7 1.0MB
Noise Assessment Report 1.9MB
Landscape Mitigation and Enhancement Plan - Inset 3 of 3 1.1MB
Landscape Mitigation and Enhancement Plan - Inset 2 of 3 1.5MB
Landscape Mitigation and Enhancement Plan - Inset 1 of 3 1.2MB
Landscape Mitigation and Enhancement Plan 3.4MB
Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment 9.6MB
LVIA Appendix F Visualisations Viewpoint 1 7.1MB
LVIA Appendix F Visualisations Viewpoint 6 6.3MB
LVIA Appendix F Visualisations Viewpoint 5 9.7MB
LVIA Appendix F Visualisations Viewpoint 4 9.5MB
LVIA Appendix F Visualisations View Point 2 6.4MB
Landscape & Visual Impact Assessment - Appendix A-E 8.7MB
R Heritage Desk Based Assessment 17.4MB
R Documentation and Plans Schedule 573KB
Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) - Form 1 409KB
Climate Change Compliance Checklist 391KB
Flood Risk Assessment 7.2MB
Biodiversity & Ecology Measures Compliance Checklist 184KB
R Natural Assets Report and Environmental Net Gain Report 31.7MB
R Ecological Appraisal 14.2MB
R Biodiversity Net Gain 3.4MB
The Biodiversity Metric Calculations 1.1MB
Statement of Community Involvement - Appendix 3 1.8MB
Statement of Communuity Involvement -Appendices 8-11 3.5MB
Statement of Community Involvement - Appendices 6-7 6.1MB
Statement of Community Involvement - Appendices 4-5 8.7MB
Statement of Community Involvement - Appendices 1-2 8.6MB
R Statement of Community Involvement 3.8MB
Arboricultural Report Part 5 of 5 4.1MB
Arboricultural Report Part 4 of 5 978KB
Arboricultural Report Part 3 of 5 1.9MB
R Arboricultural Report Part 2 of 5 6.2MB
Arboricultural Report Part 1 of 5 880KB
Agricultural Land Classification 5.5MB
Landscape & Visual Impact Assessment - Appendix G 7.9MB
R Design & Access Statement 19.6MB
R Landscape and Ecological Management Plan (LEMP) 8.5MB
Construction Traffic Management Plan 7.2MB

Drawings (25)

Correspondence (2)

R Email from applicant 29.11.22 292KB
R Email from Agent 24.10.22 439KB

Representations (42)

Natural England Comments 2.9MB
R Ecology comments 6/2/23 266KB
Landscape Comments 762KB
EHO (Noise) Comments 643KB
Land Drainage Comments 190KB
Tree comments 45KB
Highways Comments 45KB
Natural England Comments 385KB
Parish Council Comments 15.11.22 201KB
IDB Comments 857KB
EHO (Noise) comments 102KB
Environmental Health (Noise) Further Comments 27.9.22 96KB
Land Drainage comment 233KB
Environmental Health (Noise) Officer Comments 101KB
Ecology Comments (including HRA) 872KB
Landscape comments 45KB
Arch no objection 45KB
Highways Officer 45KB
Parish Council Comments 200KB
AMENDED Withington Group Parish Council Comments 08.07.22 1.3MB
Land Drainage comments July 2022 188KB
R Herefordshire Ramblers Comments 54KB
Parish Council Further Comments 27.06.22 932KB
Ocle Pychard Group Parish Council comments 22.06.22 258KB
Highways Comments 45KB
Landscape Comments 168KB
Tree Officer comments 588KB
R Herefordshire & Gloucestershire Canal Trust comment 132KB
Withington GPC Comments 631KB
Landscape comments 938KB
M H Rowlatt Comments 2.0MB
Arch comments 46KB
HBO comments 46KB
EHO (Contaminated Land) Comments 110KB
EHO (noise & nuisance) comments 93KB
Group Parish Council comment 301KB
Parish Council Comments 311KB
Highways comments 47KB
Environment Agency Comments 594KB
River Lugg Internal Drainage Board Comments 339KB
Historic England Comments 58KB
PROW Comments 116KB

Officer Report (1)

Committee Report 15.3.23 2.1MB

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