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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 |
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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 |
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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
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
Description | Display Date | Expiry Date | Notice Type |
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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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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 | |||||
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |