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    Application Details
    Application number SMD/2023/0059 Application type Full Planning - Large scale MAJOR apps
    Site address Lower Tean Leys, Tean Leys, Lower Tean, Staffordshire, ST10 4NS Proposal Installation of a 49.9MW solar photovoltaic array/solar farm with associated infrastructure (Cross boundary site with East Staffordshire Borough Council).
    Applicant name Miss Michelle Howson

    Lightrock Power    		 Agent name

    Applicant address Sheffield Digital Campus, Sheffield, S1 2BJ Agent address
    Application status FULL-REF
    Received date 30/01/2023 Valid date 30/01/2023
    Fee due 126403.00 Fee paid 126403.50
    Determination required date 01/05/2023 Agreed extended date 02/04/2024
    Case Officer Chris Johnston
    Start of Public Consultation period 01/02/2023 End of Public Consultation period 19/05/2023
    Referred to Secretary of State date Referral expiry date
    Decision by Planning Committee Committee date 28/03/2024
    Decision Planning Permission - Refused Decision Date 02/04/2024
    Temp permission expiry date Permission expiry date
    Legal Obligation ref.

    Consultations
    Name Address
    SCC (Planning) Staffordshire County Council, Planning Development Control, Stafford,
    The Owner / Occupier Blythe House Farm, Riverside Road, Upper Tean, ST10 4JW
    SCC (Highways) C/o Staffordshire County Council, 3rd Floor, 1Staffordshire Place, Wedgwood Building, Tipping Street, ST16 2DH
    SCC (Minerals) Staffordshire County Council,
    Environment Agency The Environment Agency, Sentinel House, Wellington Crescent, Fradley Park, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS13 8RR
    East Staffordshire Borough Council The Maltsters, Wetmore Road, Burton Upon Trent, DE14 1LS
    Ramblers Association 48, Langtree Close, Cannock, Staffs, WS12 3TT
    Peak & Northern Footpaths Society 48 Langtree Close, Cannock, 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 (Public Rights Of Way) Staffordshire County Council,
    Campaign To Protect Rural England (Staffs Branch) Wedgwood Building, Block A, Tipping Street, Stafford, ST16 2DH
    Natural England Parkside Court, Hall Park Way, Telford, Shropshire, TF3 4LR
    Network Rail Town Planning Team, Square One, 4 Travis Street, Manchester, M1 2NY
    Police Liaison Crime Reduction Unit Staffordshire Constabulary,
    Health & Safety Executive Planning Advice Term, Health and Safety Laboratory, Harpur Hill, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 9JN
    SMDC Environmental Health Environmental Health,
    SMDC Operational Services (Leisure / Recreation)
    SMDC Regeneration - Economic Development Moorlands House, Leek,
    SMDC Service Commissioning team
    SMDC Trees
    SMDC Conservation Conservation Officer, Town Hall, Buxton,
    SMDC Environmental Health Environmental Health,
    Cllr Mark Deaville Checkley ward,
    Cllr Alan Hulme Checkley Ward,
    Cllr Peter Wilkinson Checkley Ward,
    Checkley Parish Council Great Wood Community Hall, Hollington Road, Upper Tean, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, ST10 4JY
    SCC (Flood Risk Management) Staffordshire County Council, Flood Team,

    Attachments - Click the Description to view the attachment in a new window.
    Date Description
    01/02/2023 4158_DR_P_0001 Planning Drawing 2_Indicative Site Layout
    01/02/2023 4158_DR_P_0002 Planning Drawing 3_Landscape Mitigation Plan
    01/02/2023 4158_DR_P_0003 Planning Drawing 4_Typical PV Panel Section
    01/02/2023 4158_DR_P_0004 Planning Drawing 5_Inverter-Transformer
    01/02/2023 4158_DR_P_0005 Planning Drawing 6_Security Fencing and CCTV
    01/02/2023 4158_DR_P_0005 Planning Drawing 7_Security Gate
    01/02/2023 4158_DR_P_0007 Planning Drawing 8_Access Track Cross Section
    01/02/2023 4158_DR_P_0008 Planning Drawing 9_Container Storage Units
    01/02/2023 4158_DR_P_0009 Planning Drawing 10_Substation Compound
    01/02/2023 4158_DR_P_0010 Planning Drawing 11_Indicative Temporary Construction Compound
    01/02/2023 4158_DR_P_0011 Planning Drawing 12_BESS Compound Component Elevations
    01/02/2023 4158_Upper Leigh_PDAS_v2.4_MB__JM_20230123
    01/02/2023 158-REP-034 Planning Drawing 1 Site Location Plan
    01/02/2023 4158-REP-036 Planning Drawing 13 Public Rights of Way Plan
    01/02/2023 Appendix 1 - 4158_LVA_2.3_LB_20230123_RED_compressed
    01/02/2023 Appendix 2 - 10371A - Upper Leigh Solar Farm - Glint and Glare Study - 20Jan2023
    01/02/2023 Appendix 3 - 4158_EcIA_v2.1_CW_20220628
    01/02/2023 Appendix 4 - 4158_OIA_v2-1_MS_20220620
    01/02/2023 Appendix 5 - 4158_BMA Report_v2.1_CW_20220623
    01/02/2023 Appendix 6 - Part 1 - 4158_UpperLeighHIA_v2.0_HK_20220531_Red.
    01/02/2023 Appendix 6 - Part 2 - MSSK880 - Land at Low Tean Leys Farm Geophysical Survey Report Final 1.0
    01/02/2023 Appendix 7 - 4158_FRA_2.0_ADCH_20220525_RED
    01/02/2023 Appendix 8 - 4158_TS_TMP_v2.4_CR_20221108
    01/02/2023 Appendix 9 - Upper Leigh SF ALC Report V2
    01/02/2023 Appendix 10 - Upper Leigh - SCI - V1 Reviewed
    01/02/2023 Appendix 11 - 4158_TreeProtectionPlan_ArbMethodStmt_JM_2.1_20230123
    01/02/2023 Application Form
    01/02/2023 Consultation Response SMDC Regeneration
    02/02/2023 Consultation Response SCC Mineral & Waste Authority
    02/02/2023 Public Comment Alan Bell
    06/02/2023 consultation response peak and northern footpaths society
    08/02/2023 Public Comment Christine Hooker-Myles
    13/02/2023 Consultation Response Environmental Health
    22/02/2023 Consultation response East Staffordshire Borough Council
    27/02/2023 Consultation Response Checkley Parish Council
    01/03/2023 Public Comment Matthew McCormack
    02/03/2023 Consultation Response Environmental Health (2)
    07/03/2023 Public Comment Gary Johnson
    07/03/2023 Public Comment Ryszaer Kawak
    07/03/2023 Public Comment Ryszard Jan Kawak Townsend and Renaudon
    07/03/2023 Public Comment Gerald Warburton G & M E Warburton
    07/03/2023 Public Comment Mary Warburton
    08/03/2023 Public Comment Lionel Ingram
    08/03/2023 Public Comment Jayne Ingram
    08/03/2023 Public Comment Isabel Ufton
    08/03/2023 Public Comment Rebecca Tracey
    08/03/2023 Public Comment Charlotte Warburton
    08/03/2023 Public Comment John Durose
    08/03/2023 Public Comment Ruthe Turner
    10/03/2023 Public Comment Steve Ingram
    10/03/2023 Public Comment Neil Grocott
    16/03/2023 Amended Location Plan - Alteration to blue line
    16/03/2023 public comment n boot
    16/03/2023 Consultation Response Natural England
    21/03/2023 public comment r chesters
    22/03/2023 public comment aj & sr nash
    22/03/2023 consultation response staffordshire police
    22/03/2023 Amended Plan to show footpath alteration
    22/03/2023 Amended Plan 2 to show footpath alteration
    22/03/2023 public comment s hughes
    22/03/2023 public comment d hughes
    23/03/2023 public comment i ingram (2)
    23/03/2023 Consultation response Stafford Borough Council
    24/03/2023 public comment sm kirkham
    24/03/2023 Public Comment Nicholas Orchard
    24/03/2023 Public comment Katherine Duckworth
    24/03/2023 Public comment Mrs D and Mr M Jenkins
    24/03/2023 Consultation Response Leigh Parish Council
    27/03/2023 Public comment Isabel Ufton
    27/03/2023 Public comment Paul Coates
    27/03/2023 Public comment Louise Fletch Chard
    27/03/2023 Public comment Teri Carroll.
    27/03/2023 Public comment John Haywood
    27/03/2023 Public comment Jo Macpherson
    27/03/2023 Public comment Emma Beaman
    27/03/2023 Public comment Poppy Beaman
    27/03/2023 Public comment Carlton Dickin
    27/03/2023 Public comment Anthony Adams
    27/03/2023 Public comment Justine Taylor
    27/03/2023 Public comment Sarah Cheadle
    27/03/2023 Public comment Emma Beaman
    27/03/2023 Public comment H Kirkman
    27/03/2023 Public coment John Beaman
    27/03/2023 Public Comment Donna Almond
    27/03/2023 Public Comment Arron Holloway
    27/03/2023 Public Comment Neil Grocott (2)
    27/03/2023 Public Comment Lesley Mills
    27/03/2023 Public Comment Jayne Ingram(1)
    27/03/2023 Public Comment J and G Smith
    27/03/2023 Public Comment Jon Smith part 1
    27/03/2023 Public Comment Helen Adams
    27/03/2023 Public Comment Helen Adams
    27/03/2023 Public Comment Emma Baggaley-Clay
    27/03/2023 Public Comment JohnNa
    27/03/2023 Public Comment John Carter
    27/03/2023 Public Comment Neil Grocott 3
    27/03/2023 Public Comment Carl Clay
    28/03/2023 Public Comment Mr A and Mrs M Bellchambers
    28/03/2023 Public Comment Jayne Gray
    28/03/2023 Public Comment Hilary Marriott
    28/03/2023 Public Comment David Marriott
    28/03/2023 Public Comment Carole Cartwright
    28/03/2023 Public Comment Jonathan Smithchebcon
    28/03/2023 Public Comment Martin Graham
    28/03/2023 Public Comment Neil Riley
    28/03/2023 Public Comment Robert BackhouseRJ & LM Backhouse
    28/03/2023 Public Comment Robert Backhouse
    28/03/2023 Public Comment Donna Holding
    28/03/2023 Public Comment Andrew Holding
    28/03/2023 Public Comment Angharad Butler
    28/03/2023 \Public Comment Natalie Roe
    28/03/2023 Public Comment Simon Ratcliffe
    28/03/2023 Public Comment J Ratcliffe
    28/03/2023 Public Comment Janice Tarr
    28/03/2023 Public Comment Alison Thompson
    28/03/2023 Public Comment Karen Haycock
    28/03/2023 Public Comment David Haycock
    28/03/2023 Public Comment Scott Greenwood
    28/03/2023 Consultation Response Checkley Parish Council
    28/03/2023 Public Comment George Durose
    28/03/2023 Public comment Mr and Mrs C Bessey
    28/03/2023 Public comment Heidi
    28/03/2023 Public comment M Bellchambers
    28/03/2023 Public comment K WIlliams
    28/03/2023 Public comment R Groves
    28/03/2023 Public comment N Cooper
    28/03/2023 Public comment W Humphreys
    29/03/2023 Public comment W Durose
    29/03/2023 Public Comment Gerald Warburton
    29/03/2023 Public Comment Ian Humphreys
    29/03/2023 Public Comment Jeremy Goodban
    29/03/2023 Public Comment Andy Eccles & Helen Barber
    29/03/2023 Public Comment Miss Siegert
    29/03/2023 Public Comment Laura Tatham
    29/03/2023 Public Comment Oliver Tatham
    29/03/2023 Public Comment Andrew and Jacqui Mcintosh
    29/03/2023 Public Comment Justine Taylor
    29/03/2023 Public Comment Sharon Warburton
    29/03/2023 Public Comment Christine Lyle
    29/03/2023 Public Comment George Warburton
    29/03/2023 Public Comment Trudi Cook
    29/03/2023 Public Comment Michael Gaunt
    29/03/2023 Public Comment Simon Darlington
    29/03/2023 Public Comment Jill Haynes
    29/03/2023 Public Comment Gemma
    29/03/2023 Public Comment Andrew Raby
    29/03/2023 Public Comment Phoebe Sumnall
    29/03/2023 Public Comment Philip Whittinghamn
    29/03/2023 Public comment Thomas Haynes
    29/03/2023 Public comment Isabel Durose.
    29/03/2023 Public comment Neil Warburton
    30/03/2023 Public comment RW & GM Richardson
    30/03/2023 Public comment Karen Haycock
    30/03/2023 Public comment M Coates
    30/03/2023 Consultation Response SCC Right of Way
    12/04/2023 Amended Topographical drawings
    12/04/2023 Amended topographical drawings
    12/04/2023 3
    12/04/2023 4
    12/04/2023 5
    12/04/2023 6
    12/04/2023 7
    12/04/2023 8
    12/04/2023 9
    12/04/2023 10
    12/04/2023 11
    12/04/2023 Consultation Response Conservation
    14/04/2023 consultation response network rail
    18/04/2023 Noise Impact Assessment
    28/04/2023 Public Comment G Carr
    05/05/2023 Consultation response SCC highways
    05/05/2023 2023-05-02 - Highways Technical Note.
    08/05/2023 Public Comment Caroline Amos
    08/05/2023 Public Comment Victoria Barker
    08/05/2023 Public Comment Daniel Amos
    08/05/2023 Public Comment Richard Cooper
    09/05/2023 Public Comment JP Dowling Checkley Cricket Club
    09/05/2023 Public Comment Carl Jackson
    17/05/2023 Public Comment C Stevens
    17/05/2023 Public Comment Alan Woods Checkley Cricket Club
    18/05/2023 Public comment Ian Robinson Checkley Cricket Club
    18/05/2023 Public Comment R Chesters2
    23/05/2023 Landscape Consultant Report
    23/05/2023 Consultation Response SMDC Environmental Health Officer
    05/06/2023 Public Comment Gerald & Mary Warburton
    29/06/2023 Consultation Response SCC Flood Authority
    13/07/2023 Review of Landscape Assessment
    28/07/2023 2023-05-02 - Highways Technical Note
    12/09/2023 Public Comment Stephen Hughes
    17/11/2023 Consultation Response Highways
    31/01/2024 Amended landscaping drawing
    14/02/2024 Consultation Response National Highways
    07/03/2024 Public Comment Dominic Salt
    20/03/2024 Consultation Response Checkley Parish Council 3
    21/03/2024 Consultation Response HPBC Arboriculture
    02/04/2024 Decision
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