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Application Details
Application number SMD/2023/0197 Application type Full Planning - Large scale MAJOR apps
Site address Totmonslow Farm, Draycott Road, Totmonslow, Upper Tean, Staffordshire, ST10 4JJ Proposal Temporary 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 Chloe Brown

Third Revolution Projects
Applicant address HIgh Road, Leytonstone, London, E11 4PB Agent address 203, London, SE1 7FR
Application status FULL-APP
Received date 24/04/2023 Valid date 28/04/2023
Fee due 0.00 Fee paid 0.00
Determination required date 28/07/2023 Agreed extended date 17/08/2023
Case Officer Arne Swithenbank
Start of Public Consultation period 04/05/2023 End of Public Consultation period 07/06/2023
Referred to Secretary of State date Referral expiry date
Decision by Planning Committee Committee date 10/08/2023
Decision Planning Permission - Approved Decision Date 17/08/2023
Temp permission expiry date Permission expiry date 16/08/2026
Legal Obligation ref.

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

Attachments - Click the Description to view the attachment in a new window.
Date Description
04/05/2023 107_11 Transformer in Inverter Positioning
04/05/2023 1107_01 Site Location Plan
04/05/2023 1107_02 - General Layout
04/05/2023 1107_03 PV Elevations
04/05/2023 1107_04 Inverter fixing details
04/05/2023 1107_05 DNO substation
04/05/2023 1107_06 Transformer station
04/05/2023 1107_07 Customer substation.
04/05/2023 1107_08 Gate and Fence details
04/05/2023 1107_09 CCTV details
04/05/2023 1107_10 Access
04/05/2023 Solar Photovoltaic Glint and Glare Study V6_Part1
04/05/2023 Solar Photovoltaic Glint and Glare Study V6_Part2
04/05/2023 Solar Photovoltaic Glint and Glare Study V6_Part3
04/05/2023 Agricultural Quality of Land
04/05/2023 Application Form
04/05/2023 Arboricultural Impact Assessment Appendices 1
04/05/2023 Arboricultural Impact Assessment Appendices
04/05/2023 Arboricultural Impact Assessment Arboriocultural Apprasial
04/05/2023 Arboricultural Impact Assessment Tree Plans
04/05/2023 Biodiversity Net Gain Assessment V2_Part1
04/05/2023 Biodiversity Net Gain Assessment V2_Part2
04/05/2023 Biodiversity Net Gain Metric 4.0.
04/05/2023 Cultural Heritage Baseline & Impact Assessment_Part1
04/05/2023 Cultural Heritage Baseline & Impact Assessment_Part2
04/05/2023 Cultural Heritage Baseline & Impact Assessment_Part3.
04/05/2023 Cultural Heritage Baseline & Impact Assessment_Part4
04/05/2023 Cultural Heritage Baseline & Impact Assessment_Part5.
04/05/2023 Cultural Heritage Baseline & Impact Assessment_Part6
04/05/2023 Cultural Heritage Baseline & Impact Assessment_Part7
04/05/2023 Cultural Heritage Baseline & Impact Assessment_Part8
04/05/2023 Cultural Heritage Baseline & Impact Assessment_Part9.
04/05/2023 Cultural Heritage Baseline & Impact Assessment_Part10
04/05/2023 Cultural Heritage Baseline & Impact Assessment_Part11
04/05/2023 Cultural Heritage Baseline & Impact Assessment_Part12
04/05/2023 Cultural Heritage Baseline & Impact Assessment_Part13
04/05/2023 Cultural Heritage Baseline & Impact Assessment_Part14
04/05/2023 Cultural Heritage Baseline & Impact Assessment_Part15
04/05/2023 Ecological Enhancement, Mitigation & Management Plan
04/05/2023 Environmental and Community Benefits Proposals
04/05/2023 Flood Risk Assessment
04/05/2023 Framework Construction Traffic Management Plan
04/05/2023 Landscape & Ecology Mitigations & Enhancements Plan
04/05/2023 Landscape & Visual Impact Assessment Figures_Part1
04/05/2023 Landscape & Visual Impact Assessment Figures_Part2
04/05/2023 Landscape & Visual Impact Assessment Figures_Part3
04/05/2023 Landscape & Visual Impact Assessment Figures_Part4
04/05/2023 Landscape & Visual Impact Assessment Figures_Part5
04/05/2023 Landscape & Visual Impact Assessment Figures_Part6
04/05/2023 Landscape & Visual Impact Assessment Figures_Part7
04/05/2023 Landscape & Visual Impact Assessment Figures_Part8
04/05/2023 Landscape & Visual Impact Assessment Figures_Part9
04/05/2023 Landscape & Visual Impact Assessment Figures_Part10
04/05/2023 Landscape & Visual Impact Assessment Figures_Part11
04/05/2023 Landscape & Visual Impact Assessment Figures_Part12
04/05/2023 Landscape & Visual Impact Assessment Figures_Part13
04/05/2023 Landscape & Visual Impact Assessment Figures_Part14
04/05/2023 Landscape & Visual Impact Assessment Figures_Part15.
04/05/2023 Landscape & Visual Impact Assessment Figures_Part16
04/05/2023 Landscape & Visual Impact Assessment Figures_Part17
04/05/2023 Landscape & Visual Impact Assessment Figures_Part18
04/05/2023 Landscape & Visual Impact Assessment Figures_Part19
04/05/2023 Landscape & Visual Impact Assessment Figures_Part20
04/05/2023 Landscape & Visual Impact Assessment Figures_Part21
04/05/2023 Landscape & Visual Impact Assessment Figures_Part22
04/05/2023 Landscape & Visual Impact Assessment Figures_Part23
04/05/2023 Landscape & Visual Impact Assessment Report.
04/05/2023 National Vegetation Classification.
04/05/2023 Naturespace Report
04/05/2023 Noise Impact Assessment
04/05/2023 Photomontages v3.1.
04/05/2023 Planning Statement.
04/05/2023 Preliminary Ecological Appraisal
04/05/2023 Site Search April 2023 v2.1
04/05/2023 Site Search April 2023
04/05/2023 Statement of Community Involvement
04/05/2023 Summary of Changes Made to the Proposed Development
04/05/2023 Topographical Survey
04/05/2023 Totmonslow Impact Plan
04/05/2023 Transport and Access Statement.
04/05/2023 Consultation Response SCC
04/05/2023 Public Comment Alan Bell
06/05/2023 Consultation Response Peak and Northern Footpath Society
08/05/2023 Consultation Response AES
09/05/2023 Consultation Response SCC School Organisation
09/05/2023 Consultation Response Natural England
18/05/2023 General layout dwg 1107 02 revision 16
19/05/2023 Consultation Response Rights of Way
23/05/2023 Consultation Response SCC Flood Risk Team
25/05/2023 Consultation Response SCC Highways
29/05/2023 Public Comment Tonia Marshall
30/05/2023 Public Comment Claire Weston
30/05/2023 Public Comment Peter Weston
04/06/2023 Public comment - Emma Cotton
05/06/2023 Public Comment Emma Yates
05/06/2023 Public Comment Jason Yates
09/06/2023 Consultation Response Severn Trent
12/06/2023 Soft landscaping plan - revised LB374 D01c
16/06/2023 Consultation Response Pollution Officer
21/06/2023 Ecological Enhancement, Mitigation and Management Plan rev 3
05/07/2023 Biodiverstiy net-gain report v.3 5th Jly 2023
05/07/2023 Ecological Enhancement Mitigation and Management Plan rev. 4
17/08/2023 Decision