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| Application Number 25/00407/F |
Application Type Full Development |
| Status Case Officer Assigned |
Decision Level Committee |
| Location Land At Hanwell Estate
Main Street
Hanwell |
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| Proposal Installation of a 40MW ground mounted solar array, together with all associated works, equipment and necessary infrastructure, the associated cable route along the public highway and DNO connection point. |
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| Parish Drayton |
Ward Cropredy, Sibfords And Wroxton |
| Received Date 17/02/2025 |
Valid Date 25/07/2025 |
| Weekly List Date 28/07/2025 |
Comments Due Date |
| Target Decision Date 24/10/2025 |
Committee Date |
| Decision |
Decision Issued Date |
| Appeal Received Date |
Appeal Start Date |
| Appeal Decision |
Appeal Decision Date |
| Applicant Mr Rob Kelly |
| Applicant's Address Elgin Energy EsCo Ltd
Dashwood House
69 Old Broad Street
London
EC2M 1QS |
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Agent
Mr Simon Chapman
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Agents's Address
RPS Consulting Services
2 Callaghan Square
Cardiff
CF10 5AZ
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| Application Forms | |||||
| Application Documents | 17/02/2025 | Agent Cover Letter | (0kb) | - | |
| Application Documents | 17/02/2025 | App Form | (0kb) | - | |
| Supporting Documents | |||||
| ES Documents | 28/07/2025 | Environmental Statement - Non Technical Statement | (0kb) | - | |
| ES Documents | 28/07/2025 | Environmental Statement Volume 1 Rev 02 (Environmental Impact Assessment) | (0kb) | - | |
| ES Documents | 28/07/2025 | ES Vol 2 Figure 1.1 Site Location Plan | (0kb) | - | |
| ES Documents | 28/07/2025 | ES Vol 2 Figure 2.1 Solar Layout Plan | (0kb) | - | |
| ES Documents | 28/07/2025 | ES Vol 2 Figure 2.2 Solar Panel Array Detail | (0kb) | - | |
| ES Documents | 28/07/2025 | ES Vol 2 Figure 2.3 Substation Layout Plan | (0kb) | - | |
| ES Documents | 28/07/2025 | ES Vol 2 Figure 2.4 Substation Layout Elevation | (0kb) | - | |
| ES Documents | 28/07/2025 | ES Vol 2 Figure 2.5 Typical Inverter Detail | (0kb) | - | |
| ES Documents | 28/07/2025 | ES Vol 2 Figure 2.6 General Fence And CCTV Detail | (0kb) | - | |
| ES Documents | 28/07/2025 | ES Vol 2 Figure 5.1 Landscape Designations | (0kb) | - | |
| ES Documents | 28/07/2025 | ES Vol 2 Figure 5.2 Zone of Theoretical Visibilty and Representative Viewpoints | (0kb) | - | |
| ES Documents | 28/07/2025 | ES Vol 2 Figure 5.3 Topography | (0kb) | - | |
| ES Documents | 28/07/2025 | ES Vol 2 Figure 5.4 Landscape Character | (0kb) | - | |
| ES Documents | 28/07/2025 | ES Vol 2 Figure 5.5 Landscape Character and ZTV | (0kb) | - | |
| ES Documents | 28/07/2025 | ES Vol 2 Figure 5.6 Viewpoints | (0kb) | - | |
| ES Documents | 28/07/2025 | ES Vol 2 Figure 5.7 Cumulative Scheme 1801882OUT & Proposed Development Zones of Theorectical Visibility (ZTV's) | (0kb) | - | |
| ES Documents | 28/07/2025 | ES Vol 2 Figure 5.8 Cumulative Scheme 2300853OUT & Proposed Development Zones of Theoretical Visibility (ZTV'S) | (0kb) | - | |
| ES Documents | 28/07/2025 | ES Vol 2 Figure 5.9 Cumulative Scheme 2501545OUT & Proposed Development Zones of Theorectical Visibilty (ZTV's) | (0kb) | - | |
| ES Documents | 28/07/2025 | ES Vol 2 Figure 5.10 Cumulative Schemes | (0kb) | - | |
| ES Documents | 28/07/2025 | ES Vol 2 Figure 6.1 Ecology Study Area | (0kb) | - | |
| ES Documents | 28/07/2025 | ES Vol 3 Appendix 1.1 Author Competency | (0kb) | - | |
| ES Documents | 28/07/2025 | ES Vol 3 Appendix 2.1 Arboricultral Impact Assessment | (0kb) | - | |
| ES Documents | 28/07/2025 | ES Vol 3 Appendix 2.2 Transport Statement | (0kb) | - | |
| ES Documents | 28/07/2025 | ES Vol 3 Appendix 2.3 Contruction Traffic Management Plan | (0kb) | - | |
| ES Documents | 28/07/2025 | ES Vol 3 Appendix 2.4 Glint And Glare Study | (0kb) | - | |
| ES Documents | 28/07/2025 | ES Vol 3 Appendix 2.5 Biodiversity Net Gain Assessment - Final Report | (0kb) | - | |
| ES Documents | 28/07/2025 | ES Vol 3 Appendix 2.6 Flood Risk Assessment and Sustainable Drainage Strategy | (0kb) | - | |
| ES Documents | 28/07/2025 | ES Vol 3 Appendix 3.1 Heritage Statement | (0kb) | - | |
| ES Documents | 28/07/2025 | ES Vol 3 Appendix 4.1 Screening Opinion Request Letter | (0kb) | - | |
| ES Documents | 28/07/2025 | ES Vol 3 Appendix 4.2 Screening Opinion | (0kb) | - | |
| ES Documents | 28/07/2025 | ES Vol 3 Appendix 4.3 Scoping Report | (0kb) | - | |
| ES Documents | 28/07/2025 | ES Vol 3 Appendix 4.4 Pre App Advice | (0kb) | - | |
| ES Documents | 28/07/2025 | ES Vol 3 Appendix 4.5 Cumulative Assessment List | (0kb) | - | |
| ES Documents | 28/07/2025 | ES Vol 3 Appendix 5.1 Landscape Strategy | (0kb) | - | |
| Supporting Documents | 17/02/2025 | Planning Statement Final | (0kb) | - | |
| Supporting Documents | 17/02/2025 | Design & Access Statement | (0kb) | - | |
| Supporting Documents | 17/02/2025 | Transport Statement | (0kb) | - | |
| Supporting Documents | 17/02/2025 | Construction Traffic Management | (0kb) | - | |
| Supporting Documents | 17/02/2025 | Heritage Statement | (0kb) | - | |
| Supporting Documents | 17/02/2025 | Landscape & Visual Impact Assessment - Part 1 | (0kb) | - | |
| Supporting Documents | 17/02/2025 | Landscape & Visual Impact Assessment - Part 2 | (0kb) | - | |
| Supporting Documents | 17/02/2025 | Landscape & Visual Impact Assessment - Part 3 | (0kb) | - | |
| Supporting Documents | 17/02/2025 | Solar Photovoltaic Glint And Glare Study | (0kb) | - | |
| Supporting Documents | 17/02/2025 | Arboricultural Impact Assessment - Part 1 | (0kb) | - | |
| Supporting Documents | 17/02/2025 | Arboricultural Impact Assessment - Part 2 | (0kb) | - | |
| Supporting Documents | 17/02/2025 | Arboricultural Impact Assessment - Part 3 | (0kb) | - | |
| Supporting Documents | 17/02/2025 | Arboricultural Impact Assessment - Part 4 | (0kb) | - | |
| Supporting Documents | 17/02/2025 | Arboricultural Impact Assessment - Part 5 | (0kb) | - | |
| Supporting Documents | 17/02/2025 | Arboricultural Impact Assessment - Part 6 | (0kb) | - | |
| Supporting Documents | 17/02/2025 | Flood RIsk Assessment & Sustainable Drainage Strategy - Part 1 | (0kb) | - | |
| Supporting Documents | 17/02/2025 | Flood RIsk Assessment & Sustainable Drainage Strategy - Part 2 | (0kb) | - | |
| Supporting Documents | 17/02/2025 | Flood RIsk Assessment & Sustainable Drainage Strategy - Part 3 | (0kb) | - | |
| Supporting Documents | 17/02/2025 | Archaeological Evaluation Report - Part 1 | (0kb) | - | |
| Supporting Documents | 17/02/2025 | Archaeological Evaluation Report - Part 2 | (0kb) | - | |
| Supporting Documents | 17/02/2025 | Archaeological Evaluation Report - Part 3 | (0kb) | - | |
| Supporting Documents | 17/02/2025 | Agricultural Land Classification | (0kb) | - | |
| Supporting Documents | 17/02/2025 | Preliminary Ecological Appraisal | (0kb) | - | |
| Supporting Documents | 19/06/2025 | Footpath Statement | (0kb) | - | |
| Supporting Documents | 17/02/2025 | Ecological Assessment | (0kb) | - | |
| Supporting Documents | 06/03/2025 | Detailed Gradiometer Survey Report | (0kb) | - | |
| Supporting Documents | 19/06/2025 | Biodiversity Net Gain Assessment - Intermin Report | (0kb) | - | |
| Supporting Documents | 19/06/2025 | The Statutory Biodiversity Metric Calculation | (0kb) | - | |
| Site Plans | |||||
| Plans - Site | 17/02/2025 | Solar Layout Plan | (0kb) | 1187-HANWELL-003 - F | |
| Plans - Site | 06/03/2025 | Red Line Boundary | (0kb) | 1187-HANWELL-008 - B | |
| Proposed Plans | |||||
| Plans – Details | 17/02/2025 | General Fence & CCTV Detail | (0kb) | ELGIN-FENCE&CCTV-001 - B | |
| Plans – Details | 17/02/2025 | Typical Inverter Details | (0kb) | ELGIN-INVERTER-001 - I | |
| Plans – Details | 17/02/2025 | Solar Panel Sections | (0kb) | ELGIN-PANEL-001 - L | |
| Plans – Details | 17/02/2025 | Typical View of Array | (0kb) | ELGIN-PANEL-002 - | |
| Plans – Details | 17/02/2025 | Tee Off Substation With An UG Cable Connection - Layout | (0kb) | GCS0019-3 - 0 | |
| Plans – Details | 06/03/2025 | Landscape Strategy | (0kb) | 100 - B | |
| Plans - Proposed | 06/03/2025 | Substation Layout - Elevations | (0kb) | 1187-HANWELL-009 - | |
| Plans - Proposed | 06/03/2025 | Substation Layout - Plan | (0kb) | 1187-HANWELL-009 - | |
| Plans - Proposed | 06/03/2025 | Habitat Survey Results - Plan 1 | (0kb) | ECOQ2518 3.2 Title A - | |
| Plans - Proposed | 06/03/2025 | Habitat Survey Results - Plan 2 | (0kb) | ECOQ2518 3.2 Title B - | |
| Plans - Proposed | 06/03/2025 | Habitat Survey Results - Plan 3 | (0kb) | ECOQ2518 3.2 Title C - | |
| Plans - Proposed | 19/06/2025 | Cross Sections | (0kb) | 1187-HANWELL-010 - | |
| Application Forms | |||||
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| Application Documents (0kb) - Agent Cover Letter | |||||
| Application Documents (0kb) - App Form | |||||
| Supporting Documents | |||||
| ES Documents (0kb) - Environmental Statement - Non Technical Statement | |||||
| ES Documents (0kb) - Environmental Statement Volume 1 Rev 02 (Environmental Impact Assessment) | |||||
| ES Documents (0kb) - ES Vol 2 Figure 1.1 Site Location Plan | |||||
| ES Documents (0kb) - ES Vol 2 Figure 2.1 Solar Layout Plan | |||||
| ES Documents (0kb) - ES Vol 2 Figure 2.2 Solar Panel Array Detail | |||||
| ES Documents (0kb) - ES Vol 2 Figure 2.3 Substation Layout Plan | |||||
| ES Documents (0kb) - ES Vol 2 Figure 2.4 Substation Layout Elevation | |||||
| ES Documents (0kb) - ES Vol 2 Figure 2.5 Typical Inverter Detail | |||||
| ES Documents (0kb) - ES Vol 2 Figure 2.6 General Fence And CCTV Detail | |||||
| ES Documents (0kb) - ES Vol 2 Figure 5.1 Landscape Designations | |||||
| ES Documents (0kb) - ES Vol 2 Figure 5.2 Zone of Theoretical Visibilty and Representative Viewpoints | |||||
| ES Documents (0kb) - ES Vol 2 Figure 5.3 Topography | |||||
| ES Documents (0kb) - ES Vol 2 Figure 5.4 Landscape Character | |||||
| ES Documents (0kb) - ES Vol 2 Figure 5.5 Landscape Character and ZTV | |||||
| ES Documents (0kb) - ES Vol 2 Figure 5.6 Viewpoints | |||||
| ES Documents (0kb) - ES Vol 2 Figure 5.7 Cumulative Scheme 1801882OUT & Proposed Development Zones of Theorectical Visibility (ZTV's) | |||||
| ES Documents (0kb) - ES Vol 2 Figure 5.8 Cumulative Scheme 2300853OUT & Proposed Development Zones of Theoretical Visibility (ZTV'S) | |||||
| ES Documents (0kb) - ES Vol 2 Figure 5.9 Cumulative Scheme 2501545OUT & Proposed Development Zones of Theorectical Visibilty (ZTV's) | |||||
| ES Documents (0kb) - ES Vol 2 Figure 5.10 Cumulative Schemes | |||||
| ES Documents (0kb) - ES Vol 2 Figure 6.1 Ecology Study Area | |||||
| ES Documents (0kb) - ES Vol 3 Appendix 1.1 Author Competency | |||||
| ES Documents (0kb) - ES Vol 3 Appendix 2.1 Arboricultral Impact Assessment | |||||
| ES Documents (0kb) - ES Vol 3 Appendix 2.2 Transport Statement | |||||
| ES Documents (0kb) - ES Vol 3 Appendix 2.3 Contruction Traffic Management Plan | |||||
| ES Documents (0kb) - ES Vol 3 Appendix 2.4 Glint And Glare Study | |||||
| ES Documents (0kb) - ES Vol 3 Appendix 2.5 Biodiversity Net Gain Assessment - Final Report | |||||
| ES Documents (0kb) - ES Vol 3 Appendix 2.6 Flood Risk Assessment and Sustainable Drainage Strategy | |||||
| ES Documents (0kb) - ES Vol 3 Appendix 3.1 Heritage Statement | |||||
| ES Documents (0kb) - ES Vol 3 Appendix 4.1 Screening Opinion Request Letter | |||||
| ES Documents (0kb) - ES Vol 3 Appendix 4.2 Screening Opinion | |||||
| ES Documents (0kb) - ES Vol 3 Appendix 4.3 Scoping Report | |||||
| ES Documents (0kb) - ES Vol 3 Appendix 4.4 Pre App Advice | |||||
| ES Documents (0kb) - ES Vol 3 Appendix 4.5 Cumulative Assessment List | |||||
| ES Documents (0kb) - ES Vol 3 Appendix 5.1 Landscape Strategy | |||||
| Supporting Documents (0kb) - Planning Statement Final | |||||
| Supporting Documents (0kb) - Design & Access Statement | |||||
| Supporting Documents (0kb) - Transport Statement | |||||
| Supporting Documents (0kb) - Construction Traffic Management | |||||
| Supporting Documents (0kb) - Heritage Statement | |||||
| Supporting Documents (0kb) - Landscape & Visual Impact Assessment - Part 1 | |||||
| Supporting Documents (0kb) - Landscape & Visual Impact Assessment - Part 2 | |||||
| Supporting Documents (0kb) - Landscape & Visual Impact Assessment - Part 3 | |||||
| Supporting Documents (0kb) - Solar Photovoltaic Glint And Glare Study | |||||
| Supporting Documents (0kb) - Arboricultural Impact Assessment - Part 1 | |||||
| Supporting Documents (0kb) - Arboricultural Impact Assessment - Part 2 | |||||
| Supporting Documents (0kb) - Arboricultural Impact Assessment - Part 3 | |||||
| Supporting Documents (0kb) - Arboricultural Impact Assessment - Part 4 | |||||
| Supporting Documents (0kb) - Arboricultural Impact Assessment - Part 5 | |||||
| Supporting Documents (0kb) - Arboricultural Impact Assessment - Part 6 | |||||
| Supporting Documents (0kb) - Flood RIsk Assessment & Sustainable Drainage Strategy - Part 1 | |||||
| Supporting Documents (0kb) - Flood RIsk Assessment & Sustainable Drainage Strategy - Part 2 | |||||
| Supporting Documents (0kb) - Flood RIsk Assessment & Sustainable Drainage Strategy - Part 3 | |||||
| Supporting Documents (0kb) - Archaeological Evaluation Report - Part 1 | |||||
| Supporting Documents (0kb) - Archaeological Evaluation Report - Part 2 | |||||
| Supporting Documents (0kb) - Archaeological Evaluation Report - Part 3 | |||||
| Supporting Documents (0kb) - Agricultural Land Classification | |||||
| Supporting Documents (0kb) - Preliminary Ecological Appraisal | |||||
| Supporting Documents (0kb) - Footpath Statement | |||||
| Supporting Documents (0kb) - Ecological Assessment | |||||
| Supporting Documents (0kb) - Detailed Gradiometer Survey Report | |||||
| Supporting Documents (0kb) - Biodiversity Net Gain Assessment - Intermin Report | |||||
| Supporting Documents (0kb) - The Statutory Biodiversity Metric Calculation | |||||
| Site Plans | |||||
| Plans - Site (0kb) 1187-HANWELL-003 - F Solar Layout Plan | |||||
| Plans - Site (0kb) 1187-HANWELL-008 - B Red Line Boundary | |||||
| Proposed Plans | |||||
| Plans – Details (0kb) ELGIN-FENCE&CCTV-001 - B General Fence & CCTV Detail | |||||
| Plans – Details (0kb) ELGIN-INVERTER-001 - I Typical Inverter Details | |||||
| Plans – Details (0kb) ELGIN-PANEL-001 - L Solar Panel Sections | |||||
| Plans – Details (0kb) ELGIN-PANEL-002 - Typical View of Array | |||||
| Plans – Details (0kb) GCS0019-3 - 0 Tee Off Substation With An UG Cable Connection - Layout | |||||
| Plans – Details (0kb) 100 - B Landscape Strategy | |||||
| Plans - Proposed (0kb) 1187-HANWELL-009 - Substation Layout - Elevations | |||||
| Plans - Proposed (0kb) 1187-HANWELL-009 - Substation Layout - Plan | |||||
| Plans - Proposed (0kb) ECOQ2518 3.2 Title A - Habitat Survey Results - Plan 1 | |||||
| Plans - Proposed (0kb) ECOQ2518 3.2 Title B - Habitat Survey Results - Plan 2 | |||||
| Plans - Proposed (0kb) ECOQ2518 3.2 Title C - Habitat Survey Results - Plan 3 | |||||
| Plans - Proposed (0kb) 1187-HANWELL-010 - Cross Sections |
| Addresses |
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| Land At Hanwell Estate Main Street Hanwell |
| Street Record Unnamed A422 Dual Carriageway 6811289 Banbury |
| Track associated with Bury Court Farm Warwick Road Banbury |
| Street Record Walker Road Banbury |
| Street Record Watts Road Banbury |
| Street Record Lapsley Drive Banbury |
| Street Record Dukes Meadow Drive Banbury |
| Street Record Noral Way Banbury |
| Street Record Street From Banbury To Williamscot Banbury |
| Street Record Unnamed Slip Road 6809768 Banbury |
| Part OS Parcel 5633 South Of Hardwick Cottages And Adjacent To A423 Southam Road Banbury |
| Land East Of Thames Water Treatment Works Adjoinin Water Works Road Banbury |
| Street Record Concord Avenue Banbury |
| Street Record Meads Farm Lane Banbury |
| Land Adjoining Hennef Way East Of Grimsbury Manor And South Of Jugglers Close Banbury |
| Street Record Hennef Way Banbury |
| Land At Junction 11 Of M40 Part OS Parcel 0878 And Part 1300 Middleton Road Banbury |
Planning Applications | ||||||
| Application number | Valid Date | Application Type | Location | Proposal | Decision | Decision Issued Date |
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| 25/00407/F | 25/07/2025 | Full Development | Land At Hanwell Estate Main Street Hanwell | Installation of a 40MW ground mounted solar array, together with all associated works, equipment and necessary infrastructure, the associated cable route along the public highway and DNO connection point. | ||
| 25/00563/SO | 05/03/2025 | Screening Opinion | Land At Hanwell Estate Main Street Hanwell | Request for Screening Opinion under Regulation 6 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 - Proposed Solar Farm and Ancillary development | Screening Opinion requesting EIA | 26/03/2025 |
| 25/01380/SCOP | 27/05/2025 | Scoping Opinion | Land At Hanwell Estate Hanwell | Scoping Opinion - proposed installation of a ground mounted solar array, together with all associated works, equipment and necessary infrastructure at Hanwell Estate | Scoping Opinion Issued | 28/07/2025 |