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Application Details
Application number SMD/2014/0432 Application type Full Planning - Large scale MAJOR apps
Site address Moneystone Quarry, Cheadle Road, Oakamoor, Staffordshire, ST10 2DZ Proposal Construction and operation of solar photovoltaic farm including provision of internal service roads, fencing, CCTV, below ground cabling and electrical ancillary equipment
Applicant name Mr James Steynor

The Solar Business Company
Agent name Mr James Cook

Stratus Environmental
Applicant address Monmouth, NP25 3SR Agent address 4245 Park Approach, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS15 8GB
Application status Recommendation entered - Pending decision
Received date 27/06/2014 Valid date 28/06/2014
Fee due 0.00 Fee paid 29744.00
Determination required date 27/09/2014 Agreed extended date 06/03/2015
Case Officer Arne Swithenbank
Start of Public Consultation period 21/07/2014 End of Public Consultation period 24/10/2014
Referred to Secretary of State date Referral expiry date
Decision by Planning Committee Committee date 26/02/2015
Decision Planning Permission - Refused Decision Date 05/03/2015
Temp permission expiry date Permission expiry date
Legal Obligation ref.

Consultations
Name Address
Transport Development Management C/o Staffordshire County Council, 3rd Floor, 1Staffordshire Place, Wedgwood Building, Tipping Street, ST16 2DH
Environmental Health Environmental Services,
Environment Agency The Environment Agency, Sentinel House, Wellington Crescent, Fradley Park, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS13 8RR
SCC Environment
Kingsley Parish Council Steepholme, Foxt Road, Foxt, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, ST10 2HJ
SCC Minerals
SCC Natural Enviroment
Ecology/Public Right Of Way
Policy Forward Plan,
Trees
Conservation/LBC Conservation Officer,
Environmental Health Environmental Services,
Severn Trent Water Ltd Network Development, Regis Road, Tettenhall, Wolverhampton, WV6 8RU
Environment Agency The Environment Agency, Sentinel House, Wellington Crescent, Fradley Park, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS13 8RR
SCC Environment
Kingsley Parish Council Steepholme, Foxt Road, Foxt, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, ST10 2HJ
SCC Minerals
SCC Natural Enviroment
Transport Development Management C/o Staffordshire County Council, 3rd Floor, 1Staffordshire Place, Wedgwood Building, Tipping Street, ST16 2DH
Ecology/Public Right Of Way
Policy Forward Plan,
Trees
Conservation/LBC Conservation Officer,
Severn Trent Water Ltd Network Development, Regis Road, Tettenhall, Wolverhampton, WV6 8RU

Attachments - Click the Description to view the attachment in a new window.
Date Description
21/07/2014 Application Form
21/07/2014 SITE LOCATION PLAN
21/07/2014 PLANNING APPLICATION AND OWNERSHIP BOUNDARIES
21/07/2014 PV PANEL DETAILS
21/07/2014 DEER FENCING DETAILS
21/07/2014 INVERTER CABIN AND TRANSFORMER DETAILS
21/07/2014 SUBSTATION CABIN AND COMPOUND AND CUSTOMER SUBSTATION DETAILS
21/07/2014 SITE LAYOUT
21/07/2014 INDICATIVE APPROVED RESTORATION CONTOURS OF THE DEVELOPMENT AREAS
21/07/2014 SITE SECTIONS
21/07/2014 INDICATIVE ROUTE OF CONNECTION CABLE
21/07/2014 Appendix A SCI FINAL
21/07/2014 Appendix B restoration plan
21/07/2014 Appendix C North
21/07/2014 Appendix C North pt2.
21/07/2014 Appendix C North pt3
21/07/2014 Appendix C North pt4
21/07/2014 Appendix C South pt1
21/07/2014 Appendix C South pt2
21/07/2014 Appendix C South pt3
21/07/2014 Appendix D FINAL LVIA
21/07/2014 Appendix E FINAL Heritage
21/07/2014 Appendix F FINAL Ecology
21/07/2014 Appendix G FINAL CMS
21/07/2014 Appendix H FINAL FRA
21/07/2014 Appendix H FRA Appendix pt1
21/07/2014 Appendix H FRA Appendix pt2
21/07/2014 DAS FINAL
21/07/2014 FINAL Supporting Statement
03/10/2014 deployment area amended (cover letter & plan)
22/10/2014 Biodiversity improvement
23/10/2014 Biodiversity method and Management Strategy
23/10/2014 revised layout plan
23/10/2014 ownership map
23/10/2014 biodiversity report
23/10/2014 environmental assessment report
23/10/2014 letters on minerals
13/11/2014 mineral policy response
14/11/2014 Biodiversity Method Statement and Management B
14/11/2014 CGO evidence review 2014 - biodiversity value of solar farms v2
19/11/2014 biodiversity method statement and management b
19/11/2014 biodiversity value of solar farms
17/02/2015 framework for grassland management
17/02/2015 solar and biodiversity report
17/02/2015 revised site layout
18/02/2015 Biodiversity Method statement and management
18/02/2015 EIA Screening Opinion
19/02/2015 Committee Report 26th February 2015
05/03/2015 Decision Notice
23/03/2015 objection letter
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23/03/2015 Emails between planning officer and SCC highways
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