Application registered
Consultation
period
Application under consideration
Decision
made
Description
Variation of condition 3 (Temporary Permission) on application P15/S2486/FUL (Construction and operation of a solar photovoltaic farm including perimeter fencing, inverter and transformer stations, below ground cabling, CCTV, substation, internal access road and landscaping/biodiversity enhancements) - to adjust the proposed operational lifespan of the project from 25 years to 40 years.
Location
Solar Farm Burcot Lane Berinsfield OX10 7PQ
Applicant
Foresight Group
The Shard, 32 London Bridge Street
London
SE1 9SG
Agent
Murray Planning Associates Ltd
Gound Floor Office
Challenger House
Rumbolds Hill
Midhurst
GU29 9BY
Consultation / Notification
No further Representations on this application will be accepted.
Consultations / Notifications to date are shown below.
Name / Number
Date Sent
Response Date
Berinsfield Parish Council
c/o Alex Marasco
10 01 2025
Application Type
Major
(Section 73)
Application Progress
Date Received
16th December 2024
Registration Date
16th December 2024
Start Consultation Period
24th December 2024
End Consultation Period
17th January 2025
Target Decision Date
17th March 2025
Decision
Planning Permission on 24th February 2025
Conditions / Refusal Reasons
That the development hereby approved shall be carried out in accordance with the details shown on the following approved plans, SBC1011 16 01, except as controlled or modified by conditions of this permission.
Reason: To secure the proper planning of the area in accordance with Development Plan policies.
The planning permission hereby granted is for a period of 40 years after the date of commencement of the development hereby permitted. (Evidence submitted with DIS application P18/S0337/DIS indicates that the development commenced 27 March 2017. The 40 year period ends on 27 March 2057).
Reason: In view of the temporary nature of the development and in accordance with Policy ENV1 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035.
No later than 12 months prior to the end of this permission, a site restoration scheme shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The scheme shall include a programme of works to remove the solar panels and related equipment, and shall be fully implemented within 12 months of the expiry of this permission.
Reason: To safeguard the character of the area in accordance with Policy ENV1 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035.
The solar panels hereby approved shall not exceed 3 metres in height above ground level.
Reason: To safeguard the character of the area in accordance with Policy ENV1 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035.
The internal tracks, parking and turning areas shall be provided in accordance with the approved layout plan and shall be retained unobstructed except for the use and parking of vehicles associated with the development at all times.
Reason: In the interests of highway safety and in accordance with Policy TRANS5 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035.
For the avoidance of doubt: Any introduced manoeuvring area surfacing used shall be installed to be compliant with Sustainable Drainage (SuDS) regulations. Any unbound material used in production of any manoeuvring space shall be retained on site through some mechanism to be submitted for approval to the LA and shall be constructed, laid out, surfaced drained and completed in accordance with approved plans
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