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Planning Application - 20/00285/F

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Application Number
20/00285/F
Application Type
Full Development
Status
Application Permitted
Decision Level
Committee
Location
Os Parcel 6086 Adjacent And North West Of Railway Line Ploughley Road Arncott
Proposal
Construction and operation of a solar photovoltaic ('PV') farm, with battery storage and other associated infrastructure including inverters, security cameras, fencing, access tracks and landscaping
Parish
Fencott And Murcott
Ward
Launton And Otmoor
Received Date
03/02/2020
Valid Date
03/02/2020
Weekly List Date
11/02/2020
Comments Due Date
16/03/2020
Target Decision Date
29/05/2020
Committee Date
21/05/2020
Decision
Permitted
Decision Issued Date
28/05/2020
Appeal Received Date
Appeal Start Date
Appeal Decision
Appeal Decision Date
Applicant
Birkett Solar Farm Limited
Applicant's Address
Mr Mike Rutgers Second Floor, 13 Berkley Street London W1J 8DU
Agent
Mrs Jane Papenfus
Agents's Address
Treadwell House High Street Bloxham Banbury OX15 4PP

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Neighbour List
Address Consult Date Reply Due Reply Received Re-Consult Date Reply Due Reply Date
Address6 Bath St Oxford OX4 1AY Consult Date Reply Due Reply Received16/03/2020 Re-Consult Date Reply Due Reply Date16/03/2020
Address9 Church Street Bicester, OX26 6AY Consult Date Reply Due Reply Received17/05/2020 Re-Consult Date Reply Due Reply Date17/05/2020
AddressBrook Farm Arncott Bicester Oxon OX251NX Consult Date Reply Due Reply Received14/03/2020 Re-Consult Date Reply Due Reply Date14/03/2020
AddressLex Multipart Defence Building C7 Dsdc Mod Bicester Murcott Road Upper Arncott OX25 2LD Consult Date14/02/2020 Reply Due06/03/2020 Reply Received Re-Consult Date Reply Due Reply Date
AddressAlc Capability Servioce Centre Unit C52 Mod Bicester Murcott Road Upper Arncott OX25 1NY Consult Date14/02/2020 Reply Due06/03/2020 Reply Received Re-Consult Date Reply Due Reply Date
AddressBuilding C12 Dsdc Mod Bicester Murcott Road Upper Arncott OX25 1NY Consult Date14/02/2020 Reply Due06/03/2020 Reply Received Re-Consult Date Reply Due Reply Date
AddressBrook Farm Ploughley Road Arncott OX25 1NY Consult Date14/02/2020 Reply Due06/03/2020 Reply Received Re-Consult Date Reply Due Reply Date
AddressBuilding C3 Mod Bicester Murcott Road Upper Arncott OX25 1NY Consult Date14/02/2020 Reply Due06/03/2020 Reply Received Re-Consult Date Reply Due Reply Date
AddressKuehne And Nagel Ltd Building C16 Mod Bicester Murcott Road Upper Arncott OX25 1NY Consult Date14/02/2020 Reply Due06/03/2020 Reply Received Re-Consult Date Reply Due Reply Date
AddressWorkshop Mod Bicester Murcott Road Upper Arncott OX25 1NY Consult Date14/02/2020 Reply Due06/03/2020 Reply Received Re-Consult Date Reply Due Reply Date
AddressBuilding C32 Dsdc Mod Bicester Murcott Road Upper Arncott OX25 1NY Consult Date14/02/2020 Reply Due06/03/2020 Reply Received Re-Consult Date Reply Due Reply Date
AddressBuildings C22 C23 And C24 Mod Bicester Murcott Road Upper Arncott Consult Date14/02/2020 Reply Due06/03/2020 Reply Received Re-Consult Date Reply Due Reply Date
AddressNew Building East Of Building C33 Mod Bicester Murcott Road Upper Arncott Consult Date14/02/2020 Reply Due06/03/2020 Reply Received Re-Consult Date Reply Due Reply Date
AddressC5 Dlo C Site Mod Bicester Murcott Road Upper Arncott OX25 2LD Consult Date14/02/2020 Reply Due06/03/2020 Reply Received Re-Consult Date Reply Due Reply Date
AddressBuilding C60 Site C Dsda Murcott Road Upper Arncott OX25 1PP Consult Date14/02/2020 Reply Due06/03/2020 Reply Received Re-Consult Date Reply Due Reply Date
AddressKuehne And Nagel House C1 Hardstanding C Site Mod Murcott Road Upper Arncott OX25 1LP Consult Date14/02/2020 Reply Due06/03/2020 Reply Received Re-Consult Date Reply Due Reply Date
AddressRj Taylor And Son Rj Taylor And Son Brook Farm Ploughley Road Arncott OX25 1NY Consult Date14/02/2020 Reply Due06/03/2020 Reply Received Re-Consult Date Reply Due Reply Date

Consultee List
Name Address Consult Date Reply Due Reply Received Type
NameBuilding Control (CDC) - AddressBuilding Control Cherwell District Council 39 Castle Quay Banbury OX16 5FD Consult Date14/02/2020 Reply Due06/03/2020 Reply Received28/02/2020 TypeStandard Consultee
NameCampaign To Protect Rural England Oxfordshire - Address20 High Street, Watlington, Oxfordshire OX49 5PY Consult Date14/02/2020 Reply Due06/03/2020 Reply Received17/05/2020 TypeStandard Consultee
NameEnvironmental Health (CDC) - AddressEnvironmental Health Cherwell District Council 39 Castle Quay Banbury OX16 5FD Consult Date14/02/2020 Reply Due06/03/2020 Reply Received03/03/2020 TypeStandard Consultee
NameLegal Services Rights Of Way Officer - AddressLegal Services Rights Of Way Officer Cherwell District Council Bodicote House White Post Road Bodicote Banbury OX15 4AA Consult Date14/02/2020 Reply Due06/03/2020 Reply Received18/02/2020 TypeStandard Consultee
NameNatural England - AddressConsultation Services Hornbeam House Electra Way Crewe CW1 6GJ Consult Date14/02/2020 Reply Due06/03/2020 Reply Received05/03/2020 TypeStandard Consultee
NameSouthern Gas Network - AddressSGN Plant Protection Team Archibald Suite Baird Avenue Dryburgh Industrial Estate Dundee DD2 3TN Consult Date14/02/2020 Reply Due06/03/2020 Reply Received TypeStandard Consultee
NameThames Valley Police (Designing Out Crime Officer) - AddressDesigning Out Crime Officer Community Policing Prevention Command Thames Valley Police Headquarters Oxford Road Kidlington OX5 2NX Consult Date14/02/2020 Reply Due06/03/2020 Reply Received04/03/2020 TypeStandard Consultee
NameLandscape Services (CDC) - Landscapes Officer AddressLandscapes Officer Cherwell District Council 39 Castle Quay Banbury OX16 5FD Consult Date14/02/2020 Reply Due06/03/2020 Reply Received TypeStandard Consultee
NameOCC - Single Response - Major Planning Applications Team AddressOxfordshire County Council County Hall New Road Oxford OX1 1ND Consult Date14/02/2020 Reply Due06/03/2020 Reply Received06/03/2020 TypeStandard Consultee
NameOpen Spaces Society - Mr Chris Hall AddressTelfer's Cottage Turville Henley-On-Thames RG9 6QL Consult Date14/02/2020 Reply Due06/03/2020 Reply Received TypeStandard Consultee
NameClerk to Arncott PC - Mrs Anne Davies Address6 Greystones Court Kidlington Oxon OX5 1AR Consult Date14/02/2020 Reply Due06/03/2020 Reply Received TypeStandard Consultee
NameClerk to Fencott And Murcott PC - Ms Bustin Address11 Otmoor View Merton Bicester Oxon OX25 2NL Consult Date14/02/2020 Reply Due06/03/2020 Reply Received TypeStandard Consultee
NameBBO Wildlife Trust - Neil Rowntree Address The Lodge 1 Armstrong Road Littlemore Oxford OX4 4XT Consult Date14/02/2020 Reply Due06/03/2020 Reply Received TypeStandard Consultee
NameBritish Horse Society - Sophie Vagg AddressAbbey Park Stareton Kenilworth Warwickshire CV8 2XZ Consult Date14/02/2020 Reply Due06/03/2020 Reply Received TypeStandard Consultee
NameEcology (OCC) - Tamsin Atley AddressEcology Oxfordshire County Council County Hall New Road Oxford OX1 1ND Consult Date14/02/2020 Reply Due06/03/2020 Reply Received TypeStandard Consultee
NameRamblers Association - Terry Pollard AddressTerry Pollard 23 Hawkswell House Hawkswell Gardens Oxford OX2 7EX Consult Date14/02/2020 Reply Due06/03/2020 Reply Received TypeStandard Consultee
NameClerk to Ambrosden PC - Jane Olds Address Consult Date19/03/2020 Reply Due09/04/2020 Reply Received17/04/2020 TypeStandard Consultee
NameWard Councillor - Launton And Otmoor Address Consult Date13/05/2020 Reply Due Reply Received TypeCommittee Notification
NameWard Councillor - Launton And Otmoor Address Consult Date14/05/2020 Reply Due Reply Received TypeCommittee Notification
Public Notices
Description Display Date Expiry Date Notice Type
DescriptionBicester Advertiser Display Date20/02/2020 Expiry Date12/03/2020 Notice Type
DescriptionSite Notice Display Date24/02/2020 Expiry Date16/03/2020 Notice Type

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Document Type Date Description File Size Drawing/Rev Number
Application Forms
Application Documents 04/02/2020 App form (0kb) -
Application Documents 04/02/2020 Covering Letter 28/01/2020 (0kb) -
Application Documents 04/02/2020 Photo montage (0kb) -
Application Documents 10/02/2020 Environmental Impact Assessment form (0kb) -
Supporting Documents
Supporting Documents 04/02/2020 Planning Design and Access Statement (0kb) -
Supporting Documents 04/02/2020 Transport Report (0kb) -
Supporting Documents 04/02/2020 Historic Environment Desk-based assessment (0kb) -
Supporting Documents 04/02/2020 Consultation Report (0kb) -
Supporting Documents 04/02/2020 Alternative Site Assessment (0kb) -
Supporting Documents 04/02/2020 Landscape & Visual Assessment (0kb) -
Supporting Documents 04/02/2020 LVIA fig 1 (0kb) -
Supporting Documents 04/02/2020 LVIA fig 2 (0kb) -
Supporting Documents 04/02/2020 LVIA fig 3 (0kb) -
Supporting Documents 04/02/2020 LVIA fig 4a (0kb) -
Supporting Documents 04/02/2020 LVIA fig 4b (0kb) -
Supporting Documents 04/02/2020 LVIA fig 5 (0kb) -
Supporting Documents 04/02/2020 LVIA fig 6 (0kb) -
Supporting Documents 04/02/2020 Flood Risk Assessment (0kb) -
Supporting Documents 04/02/2020 Flood risk assessment -SUDS Flows & Volumes (0kb) -
Supporting Documents 04/02/2020 Ecological Assessment (0kb) -
Supporting Documents 04/02/2020 Ecological Assessment fig 1 (0kb) -
Supporting Documents 04/02/2020 Ecological assessment pt 2 (0kb) -
Site Plans
Plans - Site 04/02/2020 Site Location Plan (0kb) PAP-001 - 06
Plans - Site 04/02/2020 Indicative Site Layout Plan (0kb) PAP-004 - 11
Proposed Plans
Plans – Details 04/02/2020 Topographical survey pt 1 (0kb) PSS-027-003-001.1 -
Plans – Details 04/02/2020 Topographical survey pt 2 (0kb) PSS-027-003-001.2 -
Plans – Details 04/02/2020 Topographical survey pt 3 (0kb) PSS-027-003-001.3 -
Plans – Details 04/02/2020 Topographical survey pt 4 (0kb) PSS-027-003-001.4 -
Plans - Proposed 06/02/2020 Zoning Layout Plan (0kb) PAP-003 - 07
Plans - Proposed 06/02/2020 DNO Substation Elevations and Dimensions Plan (0kb) PAP-005 - 01
Plans - Proposed 06/02/2020 Customer Substation Elevations and Dimensions Plan (0kb) PAP-006 - 01
Plans - Proposed 06/02/2020 Inverter Elevations and Dimensions Plan (0kb) PAP-007 - 01
Plans - Proposed 06/02/2020 Fence and CCTV Elevations and Dimensions Plan (0kb) PAP-008 - 01
Plans - Proposed 06/02/2020 Battery Cabin Elevations and Dimensions Plan (0kb) PAP-009 - 01
Plans - Proposed 06/02/2020 Power Conversion System Elevations and Dimensions Plan (0kb) PAP-010 - 01
Plans - Proposed 06/02/2020 HVAC Unit Elevations and Dimensions Plan (0kb) PAP-011 - 01
Plans - Proposed 06/02/2020 DNO Substation Roof Plan (0kb) PAP-013 - 01
Plans - Proposed 06/02/2020 Customer Substation Roof Plan (0kb) PAP-014 - 01
Plans - Proposed 06/02/2020 Inverter Roof Plan (0kb) PAP-015 - 01
Plans - Proposed 06/02/2020 Battery Cabin Roof Plan (0kb) PAP-016 - 01
Plans - Proposed 06/02/2020 Power Conversion System Roof Plan (0kb) PAP-017 - 01
Consultee Responses
Consultation Response 18/02/2020 CDC Legal Services Rights of Way Officer (0kb) -
Consultation Response 28/02/2020 Building Control (0kb) -
Consultation Response 03/03/2020 Environmental Protection (0kb) -
Consultation Response 04/03/2020 Thames Valley Police Deisgn Advisor (0kb) -
Consultation Response 06/03/2020 Oxfordshire County Council (0kb) -
Consultation Response 05/03/2020 Natural England (0kb) -
Consultation Response 25/03/2020 CDC Landscape (0kb) -
Consultation Response 17/04/2020 Ambrosden Parish Council (0kb) -
Consultation Response 17/05/2020 CPRE (0kb) -
Public Comments
Public Comments 16/03/2020 6 Bath St, Oxford (0kb) -
Public Comments 14/03/2020 Brook Farm (0kb) -
Officer/Committee Consideration
Officer Report 01/08/2024 Officer Report for Committee (0kb) -
Decision and Legal Agreements
Decision 28/05/2020 Decision Notice (0kb) -
Application Forms
Application Documents (0kb) - App form
Application Documents (0kb) - Covering Letter 28/01/2020
Application Documents (0kb) - Photo montage
Application Documents (0kb) - Environmental Impact Assessment form
Supporting Documents
Supporting Documents (0kb) - Planning Design and Access Statement
Supporting Documents (0kb) - Transport Report
Supporting Documents (0kb) - Historic Environment Desk-based assessment
Supporting Documents (0kb) - Consultation Report
Supporting Documents (0kb) - Alternative Site Assessment
Supporting Documents (0kb) - Landscape & Visual Assessment
Supporting Documents (0kb) - LVIA fig 1
Supporting Documents (0kb) - LVIA fig 2
Supporting Documents (0kb) - LVIA fig 3
Supporting Documents (0kb) - LVIA fig 4a
Supporting Documents (0kb) - LVIA fig 4b
Supporting Documents (0kb) - LVIA fig 5
Supporting Documents (0kb) - LVIA fig 6
Supporting Documents (0kb) - Flood Risk Assessment
Supporting Documents (0kb) - Flood risk assessment -SUDS Flows & Volumes
Supporting Documents (0kb) - Ecological Assessment
Supporting Documents (0kb) - Ecological Assessment fig 1
Supporting Documents (0kb) - Ecological assessment pt 2
Site Plans
Plans - Site (0kb) PAP-001 - 06 Site Location Plan
Plans - Site (0kb) PAP-004 - 11 Indicative Site Layout Plan
Proposed Plans
Plans – Details (0kb) PSS-027-003-001.1 - Topographical survey pt 1
Plans – Details (0kb) PSS-027-003-001.2 - Topographical survey pt 2
Plans – Details (0kb) PSS-027-003-001.3 - Topographical survey pt 3
Plans – Details (0kb) PSS-027-003-001.4 - Topographical survey pt 4
Plans - Proposed (0kb) PAP-003 - 07 Zoning Layout Plan
Plans - Proposed (0kb) PAP-005 - 01 DNO Substation Elevations and Dimensions Plan
Plans - Proposed (0kb) PAP-006 - 01 Customer Substation Elevations and Dimensions Plan
Plans - Proposed (0kb) PAP-007 - 01 Inverter Elevations and Dimensions Plan
Plans - Proposed (0kb) PAP-008 - 01 Fence and CCTV Elevations and Dimensions Plan
Plans - Proposed (0kb) PAP-009 - 01 Battery Cabin Elevations and Dimensions Plan
Plans - Proposed (0kb) PAP-010 - 01 Power Conversion System Elevations and Dimensions Plan
Plans - Proposed (0kb) PAP-011 - 01 HVAC Unit Elevations and Dimensions Plan
Plans - Proposed (0kb) PAP-013 - 01 DNO Substation Roof Plan
Plans - Proposed (0kb) PAP-014 - 01 Customer Substation Roof Plan
Plans - Proposed (0kb) PAP-015 - 01 Inverter Roof Plan
Plans - Proposed (0kb) PAP-016 - 01 Battery Cabin Roof Plan
Plans - Proposed (0kb) PAP-017 - 01 Power Conversion System Roof Plan
Consultee Responses
Consultation Response (0kb) - CDC Legal Services Rights of Way Officer
Consultation Response (0kb) - Building Control
Consultation Response (0kb) - Environmental Protection
Consultation Response (0kb) - Thames Valley Police Deisgn Advisor
Consultation Response (0kb) - Oxfordshire County Council
Consultation Response (0kb) - Natural England
Consultation Response (0kb) - CDC Landscape
Consultation Response (0kb) - Ambrosden Parish Council
Consultation Response (0kb) - CPRE
Public Comments
Public Comments (0kb) - 6 Bath St, Oxford
Public Comments (0kb) - Brook Farm
Officer/Committee Consideration
Officer Report (0kb) - Officer Report for Committee
Decision and Legal Agreements
Decision (0kb) - Decision Notice
Addresses
Os Parcel 6086 Adjacent And North West Of Railway Line Ploughley Road Arncott

Planning Applications

Application number Valid Date Application Type Location Proposal Decision Decision Issued Date
19/01684/SO 16/08/2019 Screening Opinion Os Parcel 6086 Adjacent And North West Of Railway Line Ploughley Road Arncott Proposed solar farm, batteries and associated infastructure Screening Opinion not requesting EIA 24/09/2019
20/00285/F 03/02/2020 Full Development Os Parcel 6086 Adjacent And North West Of Railway Line Ploughley Road Arncott Construction and operation of a solar photovoltaic ('PV') farm, with battery storage and other associated infrastructure including inverters, security cameras, fencing, access tracks and landscaping Permitted 28/05/2020
20/00360/SO 03/02/2020 Screening Opinion OS Parcel 6086 Adjacent And North West Of Railway Line Ploughley Road Arncott Screening opinion to 20/00285/F - Construction and operation of a solar photovoltaic ('PV') farm, with battery storage and other associated infrastructure including inverters, security cameras, fencing, access tracks and landscaping Screening Opinion not requesting EIA 04/03/2020
20/02167/DISC 11/08/2020 Discharge Of Conditions OS Parcel 6086 Adjacent And North West Of Railway Line Ploughley Road Arncott Discharge of Condition 9 (Written Scheme of Investigation) of 20/00285/F Permitted 30/09/2020
21/00317/DISC 29/01/2021 Discharge Of Conditions OS Parcel 6086 Adjacent And North West Of Railway Line Ploughley Road Arncott Discharge of Condition 8 (Drainage Scheme) of 20/00285/F Permitted 11/06/2021
21/00315/DISC 29/01/2021 Discharge Of Conditions OS Parcel 6086 Adjacent And North West Of Railway Line Ploughley Road Arncott Discharge of Condition 15 (CEMP) Of 20/00285/F Permitted 19/05/2021
21/00924/NMA 16/03/2021 Non Material Amendments OS Parcel 6086 Adjacent And North West Of Railway Line Ploughley Road Arncott Amendments to condition 2 (approved drawings) - new drawings are submitted to reflect revised internal site layout following detailed design work and technical considerations; Amendment to condition 5 (landscaping plan) - the revised landscape mitigation plan which accompanies this application has been updated for consistency with the revised layout and therefore the reference in this condition has been amended to reflect this; Addition of three great crested newt (gcn) licencing compliance conditions requested by the district licencing authority for gcn licences (naturespace); Amendment to condition 11 - update the reference to the ecological assessment to the latest version of that document (consistent with the amended reference in condition 2). (Proposed as non-material amendments to 20/00285/F) Permitted 27/04/2021
21/01141/DISC 30/03/2021 Discharge Of Conditions OS Parcel 6086 Adjacent And North West Of Railway Line Ploughley Road Arncott Discharge of Conditions 6 (Landscape Maintenance Plan), 7 (CTMP), 10 (Archaeological Evaluation Report), 12 (Badger Mitigation Strategy) and 13 (Construction Environmental Management Plan – Biodiversity) of 20/00285/F Permitted 25/05/2021
23/02974/NMA 25/10/2023 Non Material Amendments OS Parcel 6086 Adjacent And North West Of Railway Line Ploughley Road Arncott Removal of condition 17 (Delivery Partner certificate) and text amendments sought to Conditions 16 (organisational licence) and 18 (GCN Mitigation Principles) to correspond with new GCN licence (proposed as non-material amendment to 20/00285/F amended by 21/00924/NMA) Permitted 22/11/2023
24/02376/NMA 02/09/2024 Non Material Amendments OS Parcel 6086 Adjacent And North West Of Railway Line Ploughley Road Arncott Dimensions changes to the approved transformers at the site (proposed as non-material amendment to 20/00285/F) Permitted 30/09/2024

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