Planning Applications - Staffordshire Moorlands District Council

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Application Details
Application number	SMD/2022/0343	Application type	Full Planning - Large scale MAJOR apps
Site address	Totmonslow Farm, Draycott Road, Totmonslow, Upper Tean, Staffordshire, ST10 4JJ	Proposal	Development of a solar farm with ancillary infrastructure, security fence, access, landscaping and continued agriculture, to generate power to feed into the local distribution network.
Applicant name	Mr Simeon Batov RE Projects Development Limited (REPD)	Agent name	Ms Swara Shah Third Revolution Projects
Applicant address	High Road, Leytonstone, London, E11 4PB	Agent address	203, London, SE1 7FR
Application status	FULL-REF
Received date	21/06/2022	Valid date	27/07/2022
Fee due	59981.00	Fee paid	59981.00
Determination required date	26/10/2022	Agreed extended date
Case Officer	Arne Swithenbank
Start of Public Consultation period	29/07/2022	End of Public Consultation period	02/11/2022
Referred to Secretary of State date		Referral expiry date
Decision by	Planning Committee	Committee date	16/02/2023
Decision	Planning Permission - Refused	Decision Date	23/02/2023
Temp permission expiry date		Permission expiry date
Legal Obligation ref.

Consultations
Name	Address
Checkley Parish Council	Great Wood Community Hall, Hollington Road, Upper Tean, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, ST10 4JY
SCC (Highways)	C/o Staffordshire County Council, 3rd Floor, 1Staffordshire Place, Wedgwood Building, Tipping Street, ST16 2DH
SCC (Education)	Principle School Organisation Officer, Staffordshire County Council, 6th Floor, Tipping Street, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST16 2DH
SCC (Planning)	Staffordshire County Council, Planning Development Control, Stafford,
SCC (Flood Risk Management)	Staffordshire County Council, Flood Team,
SCC (Minerals)	Staffordshire County Council,
Environment Agency	The Environment Agency, Sentinel House, Wellington Crescent, Fradley Park, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS13 8RR
Natural England	Parkside Court, Hall Park Way, Telford, Shropshire, TF3 4LR
Peak & Northern Footpaths Society	48 Langtree Close, Cannock, WS12 3TT
Ramblers Association	48, Langtree Close, Cannock, Staffs, WS12 3TT
Severn Trent Water Ltd	Network Development, Regis Road, Tettenhall, Wolverhampton, WV6 8RU
Staffordshire Wildlife Trust	The Wolseley Centre, Wolseley Bridge, Stafford, ST17 0WT
SCC (Archaeolgy / Historic Environment)	Staffordshire County Council, Environmental Team Historic Environment,
SMDC Environmental Health	Environmental Health,
SMDC Trees
SMDC Waste (Operational Services)	LEEK
SMDC Operational Services (Leisure / Recreation)
SMDC Regeneration - Economic Development	Moorlands House, Leek,
SMDC Regneration - Planning Policy	Moorlands House, Leek,
SMDC Service Commissioning team
SMDC Waste (Operational Services)	LEEK
Cllr Mark Deaville	Checkley ward,
Cllr Alan Hulme	Checkley Ward,
Cllr Peter Wilkinson	Checkley Ward,
Draycott Parish Council	3, The Island, Upper Tean, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire Moorlands, ST10 4JE
The Owner / Occupier	Totmonslow Farm, Draycott Road, Upper Tean, Totmonslow, ST10 4JJ
The Owner / Occupier	The Old Cart Shed, Draycott Road, Upper Tean, Totmonslow, ST10 4JJ
The Owner / Occupier	Highfields Farm, Riverside Road, Upper Tean, ST10 4JW
The Owner / Occupier	High Gables, Draycott Road, Upper Tean, Totmonslow, ST10 4JJ
The Owner / Occupier	Beechcroft, Draycott Road, Upper Tean, Totmonslow, ST10 4JJ
The Owner / Occupier	Little Totmonslow Farm, Draycott Road, Upper Tean, Totmonslow, ST10 4JJ
The Owner / Occupier	Highfields Farm, Riverside Road, Upper Tean, ST10 4JW
The Owner / Occupier	Greystones, Draycott Road, Upper Tean, ST10 4JH
The Owner / Occupier	Kensington Bungalow, Draycott Road, Upper Tean, ST10 4JH
The Owner / Occupier	The Old Barn, Draycott Road, Upper Tean, ST10 4JH
The Owner / Occupier	Tean Nurseries, Riverside Road, Upper Tean, ST10 4JW
The Owner / Occupier	Highfields Farm, Riverside Road, Upper Tean, ST10 4JW
The Owner / Occupier	Highfields Farm, Riverside Road, Upper Tean, ST10 4JW
The Owner / Occupier	Highfields Farm, Riverside Road, Upper Tean, ST10 4JW
The Owner/Occupier	The Ranch, Draycott Road, Upper Tean, Staffs, ST10 4JJ
	The Old Barn Highfields Farm, Riverside Road, Upper Tean, ST10 4JW
	Horsebarn Barn Highfields Farm, Riverside Road, Upper Tean, ST10 4JW
The Owner / Occupier	Totmonslow Farm Cottage, Draycott Road, Upper Tean, Totmonslow, ST10 4JJ

Attachments - Click the Description to view the attachment in a new window.
Date	Description
29/07/2022	SUPERSEDED 1107_02 General layout
29/07/2022	1107_03 Panel elevations
29/07/2022	1107_04 Inverter fixing details
29/07/2022	1107_05 DNO Substation
29/07/2022	1107_06 Transformer Station
29/07/2022	1107_09 CCTV detail
29/07/2022	SUPERSEDED 1107_11 Mitigations Plan
29/07/2022	1107_01 Location Totmonslow Solar 200722
29/07/2022	220628_88-10-06-Totmonslow1107_07 Customer Substation
29/07/2022	220628_88-10-06-Totmonslow-1107_08 Date & Fence Details
29/07/2022	220628_88-10-06-Totmonslow-1107_10 Access Details
29/07/2022	Agricultural Land Classification Survey
29/07/2022	Application Form
29/07/2022	Flood Risk Assessment
29/07/2022	IA Totmonslow Cultural Heritage Ver 1.2docx_Part1
29/07/2022	IA Totmonslow Cultural Heritage Ver 1.2docx_Part3
29/07/2022	IA Totmonslow Cultural Heritage Ver 1.2docx_Part4
29/07/2022	IA Totmonslow Cultural Heritage Ver 1.2docx_Part5
29/07/2022	IA Totmonslow Cultural Heritage Ver 1.2docx_Part6
29/07/2022	IA Totmonslow Cultural Heritage Ver 1.2docx_Part7
29/07/2022	IA Totmonslow Cultural Heritage Ver 1.2docx_Part8
29/07/2022	IA Totmonslow Cultural Heritage Ver 1.2docx_Part9
29/07/2022	IA Totmonslow Cultural Heritage Ver 1.2docx_Part10
29/07/2022	IA Totmonslow Cultural Heritage Ver 1.2docx_Part11
29/07/2022	Photomontage_VP03_(A3)
29/07/2022	Photomontage_VP04_(A3)
29/07/2022	Preliminary Ecological Appraisal
29/07/2022	Tomonslow Tree Schdule
29/07/2022	Totmonslow Arboricultural Apprasial
29/07/2022	Totmonslow Solar - Topographical Survey
29/07/2022	Totmonslow Solar Farm_LVIA_Final Report 1-compressed-part-1
29/07/2022	Totmonslow Solar Farm_LVIA_Final Report 1-compressed-part-2
29/07/2022	Totmonslow Solar Farm_LVIA_Final Report 1-compressed-part-3
29/07/2022	Totmonslow Solar Farm_LVIA_Final Report 1-compressed-part-4
29/07/2022	Totmonslow Solar Farm_LVIA_Final Report 1-compressed-part-5
29/07/2022	Planning Statement with appendices
29/07/2022	Site Search with appendices
29/07/2022	Tree Constraints Plan
29/07/2022	Transport and Access Statement
29/07/2022	Consultation response Peak and northern footpaths soc.
29/07/2022	Consultation response Ramblers Ass
29/07/2022	IA Totmonslow Cultural Heritage Ver 1.2docx_Part2
01/08/2022	Consultation response SCC School Organisation Team.
01/08/2022	Public comment Michael Johnson.
08/08/2022	Public comment Emma Cotton
10/08/2022	Consultation Response Natural England
12/08/2022	Consultation response SCC Highways
15/08/2022	Public Comment Lesley Allen
15/08/2022	Public Comment David Allen
16/08/2022	Consultation response The Environment Agency.
17/08/2022	Concultation response Checkley Parish Council.
20/08/2022	Public Comment Claire Weston
25/08/2022	Consultation response SCC County Archaeologist
26/08/2022	Public Comment Emma Yates
26/08/2022	Public Comment Jason Yates
09/09/2022	Public Comment Mark Stewart
23/09/2022	Consultation response Conservation Consultant
23/09/2022	SMDC consultee response on landscape and visual
05/10/2022	Consultation Response Ryder Landscape Consultants
11/10/2022	Agent's e-mail text re noise 11.10.2022
11/10/2022	SUPERSEDED Revised layout drawing 11.10.2022
12/10/2022	Public Comment Emma Yates(1)
12/10/2022	Public Comment Claire Weston(1)
13/10/2022	Ecology enhancement, mitigation, management
13/10/2022	National Vegetation Classification report
17/10/2022	Public Comment Jason Yates (2)
19/10/2022	public comment mr k p weston
20/10/2022	Forsbrook Parish Council consultation response
31/10/2022	Public Comment Mrs Lesley Allen (2)
31/10/2022	Public Comment David Allen (2)
04/11/2022	4.11.2022 Environment and Community benefits proposals
04/11/2022	4.11.2022 Revised landscape and ecology mitigations etc plans
04/11/2022	4.11.2022 Biodiversity net gain report up-dated
04/11/2022	4.11.2022 Biodiversity net gain spread-sheets
16/11/2022	Applicants noise assessment NPD
23/11/2022	internal response env health
28/11/2022	Inverter positioning plan
28/11/2022	Applicant's responses to public and parish council comments
02/12/2022	1107_02 Revised general layout plan
02/12/2022	1107_11 revised
05/12/2022	Consultation Response Conservation Consultant (2)
05/12/2022	Consultation response - trees and hedges
06/12/2022	Ecology letter via agent re birds
07/12/2022	Staffs Wildlife response re breeding birds
16/12/2022	Consultation response National Highways
19/12/2022	National Highways consultation response
22/12/2022	Applicant's Planning Statement Addendum
22/12/2022	Applicant's 'Glint and Glare' study
22/12/2022	Applicant response to landscape comments
22/12/2022	Applicant's breeding birds addendum
22/12/2022	Updated Ecological Enhancements Mitigations and Management Plan
22/12/2022	Updated Landscape and Ecology Mitigations and Enhancements Plan
22/12/2022	Great Crested Newt licensing - impact plan
22/12/2022	Great Crested Newt licensing - report
13/01/2023	Public Comment Ruth Jackson
13/01/2023	Public Comment Emma Yates
13/01/2023	Public Comment Jason Yates
13/01/2023	Public Comment Kingsley Weston
13/01/2023	Public Comment Claire Weston
13/01/2023	Public Comment Lesley Allen
13/01/2023	Public Comment David Allen
19/01/2023	Addendum to Glint and Glare Study
19/01/2023	Biodivesity Net Gain Addendum
19/01/2023	Environmental and Community Benefits
19/01/2023	Applicant's letter in response to residents' and parish comments
26/01/2023	Pt 1 LVIA rev A
26/01/2023	Pt 2 LVIA rev A
26/01/2023	Pt 3 LVIA rev A
26/01/2023	Pt 4 LVIA rev A
26/01/2023	Pt 5 LVIA rev A
26/01/2023	Pt 6 LVIA rev A
26/01/2023	Pt 7 LVIA rev A
26/01/2023	Pt 8 LVIA rev A
26/01/2023	Pt 9 LVIA rev A
26/01/2023	Pt 10 LVIA rev A
26/01/2023	Pt 11 LVIA rev A
26/01/2023	Pt 12 LVIA rev A
26/01/2023	Pt 13 LVIA rev A
26/01/2023	Pt 14 LVIA rev A
26/01/2023	Pt 15 LVIA rev A
26/01/2023	Pt 16 LVIA rev A
26/01/2023	Pt 17 LVIA rev A
26/01/2023	Pt 18 LVIA rev A
26/01/2023	Pt 19 LVIA rev A
26/01/2023	Pt 20 LVIA rev A
26/01/2023	Pt 21 LVIA rev A
26/01/2023	Pt 22 LVIA rev A
26/01/2023	Pt 23 LVIA rev A
26/01/2023	Pt 24 LVIA rev A
27/01/2023	Agent's note to summarise recent additional information
02/02/2023	Consultation Response Staffs Wildlife
03/02/2023	Consultation response SWT ecology
11/02/2023	LPA draft revised conditions
16/02/2023	public comment h leighs
23/02/2023	Decision

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