Location
LAND NORTH OF NORTH COTE FARM AND PARK FARM
DUNSDALE
Proposal
RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATING STATION COMPRISING GROUND-MOUNTED PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR ARRAYS WITH PRIMARY SUBSTATION AND CONTROL BUILDING COMPOUND; POINT OF CONNECTION MASTS; INVERTER STATIONS; CABLING; ACCESS GATES; SITE ACCESS; INTERNAL TRACKS INCLUDING ANCILLARY INFRASTRUCTURE, LANDSCAPING AND BIODIVE...
Application Type
Major Application
Status
Approved
Parish(es)
Guisborough CP
Applicant
ELGIN ENERGY
Applicant's Address
JACK O'KEEFFE
3RD FLOOR AUDLEY HOUSE
9 NORTH AUDLEY STREET
LONDON
W1K 6ZD
Agent
RPS NATIONAL PLANNING & INFRASTRUCTURE
Agent's Address
20 WESTERN AVENUE
MILTON PARK
ABINGDON
OX14 4SH
Agent's work phone
Agent's email
Case Officer
Mrs H Conti
Case Officer Telephone
01287 612340
Case Officer Email
helen.conti@redcar-cleveland.gov.uk
Consultation Start
19/08/2022
Weekly List Expiry Date
-
Date Received
25/07/2022
Date Valid
19/08/2022
Expiry
23/12/2022
Consultation Expiry
29/09/2022
associated_bldreg
-
Decision
GRANT PLANNING PERMISSION
Decision Date
23/12/2022
Decision Level
-
| # | Condition Details |
|---|---|
| 1 | The development shall not be begun later than the expiration of THREE YEARS from the date of this permission. REASON: Required to be imposed pursuant to Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990. |
| 2 | The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans: - Location plan @ 1:2500 received by the Local Planning Authority on 25/07/2022 - Site context plan received by the Local Planning Authority on 25/07/2022 - Site layout plan received by the Local Planning Authority on 25/07/2022 - General fence detail received by the Local Planning Authority on 25/07/2022 - General inverter sections received by the Local Planning Authority on 25/07/2022 - Solar panel sections received by the Local Planning Authority on 25/07/2022 - Construction compound details received by the Local Planning Authority on 25/07/2022 - Cross Sections of access track received by the Local Planning Authority on 25/07/2022 - CCTV lighting details and sections received by the Local Planning Authority on 25/07/2022 - Substation details received by the Local Planning Authority on 25/07/2022 - Floor layout plans of containers proposed received by the Local Planning Authority on 19/08/2022 - Elevations of containers received by the Local Planning Authority on 19/08/2022 REASON: To accord with the terms of the planning application. |
| 3 | Prior to the commencement of the development, or in such extended time as may be agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority, details shall be submitted and approved of the surface water drainage scheme and the development shall be completed in accordance with the approved scheme. The design of the drainage scheme shall include; (i) Restriction of surface water greenfield run-off rates (QBAR value) with sufficient storage within the system to accommodate a 1 in 30 year storm. (ii)The method used for calculation of the existing greenfield run-off rate shall be the ICP SUDS method. The design shall also ensure that storm water resulting from a 1 in 100 year event, plus climate change surcharging the system, can be stored on site with minimal risk to persons or property and without overflowing into drains, local highways or watercourses. (iii) Full Micro Drainage design files (mdx files) including a catchment plan (iv) The flow path of flood waters for the site as a result on a 1 in 100 year event plus climate change REASON: To ensure the development is supported by a suitably designed surface water disposal infrastructure scheme and to minimise the risk flooding in the locality. REASON FOR PRE-COMMENCEMENT: The information is required prior to any works commencing on site it relates to drainage details which are often the first works on site and relate to site preparation. |
| 4 | Prior to the commencement of the development, or in such extended time that may be agreed with the Local Planning Authority, details of a Surface Water Drainage Management Plan shall be submitted and approved by the Local Planning Authority. The Management Plan shall include; (i) The timetable and phasing for construction of the drainage system (ii) Details of any control structure(s) (iii) Details of surface water storage structures (iv) Measures to control silt levels entering the system and out falling into any watercourse during the construction process The development shall, in all respects, be carried out in accordance with the approved Management Plan. REASON: To ensure the development is supported by an appropriately designed surface water disposal infrastructure scheme and to minimise the risk of increased flooding and contamination of the system during the construction process. REASON FOR PRE-COMMENCEMENT: The information is required prior to any works commencing on site it relates to drainage details which are often the first works on site and relate to site preparation. |
| 5 | The development shall not be occupied until a Management & Maintenance Plan for the surface water drainage scheme has been submitted to and approved by the Local planning Authority; the plan shall include details of the following; (i) A plan clearly identifying the sections of surface water system that are to be adopted (ii) Arrangements for the short and long term maintenance of the SuDS elements of the surface water system REASON: To ensure that the surface water drainage infrastructure is maintained to minimise the risk flooding in the locality. |
| 6 | Prior to commencement of construction, a detailed Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP) and Construction Traffic Management Plan (CTMP) shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The approved Statements shall be adhered to throughout the construction period. REASON: To protect the amenity of nearby residents and in the interests of highway safety in accordance with Local Plan Policy SD4. |
| 7 | In the event that contamination is found at any time when carrying out the approved development that was not previously identified it must be reported in writing immediately to the Local Planning Authority. An investigation and risk assessment must be undertaken, and where remediation is necessary a remediation scheme must be prepared which is subject to the approval in writing of the Local Planning Authority. Following completion of measures identified in the approved remediation scheme a verification report must be prepared, which is subject to the approval in writing of the Local Planning Authority. Following completion of the development a report must be submitted confirming that unexpected contamination was not encountered during the development REASON : To ensure that risks from land contamination to the future users of the land and neighbouring land are minimised, together with those to controlled waters, property and ecological systems, and to ensure that the development can be carried out safely without unacceptable risks to workers, neighbours and other offsite receptors |
| 8 | The supplied Mitigation aims and objections contained within the Landscape Visual Impact Assessment (LVIA) received by the local planning authority on 19/08/2022 shall be implemented in accordance with the LVIA and the Landscaping Planting Plan (Dwg: Fig No. 1.8) contained within Appendix A of the LVIA. The approved scheme shall be carried out in the first tree planting season following the substantial completion of the development. Any trees or plants which within a period of 5 years from the completion of the development die, are removed or become seriously damaged or diseased shall be replaced in the next planting season with others of similar size and species. REASON: In the interests of protecting the rural landscape and neighbouring amenity in accordance with Local Plan Policy SD4 and N1. |
| 9 | The supplied Mitigation and Enhancement measures as detailed within Chapter 5 of the Ecological Assessment Report received by the local planning authority on 19/08/2022 shall be implemented in accordance with the Ecological Assessment Report. Any planting shall be carried out in the first tree planting season following the substantial completion of the development. Any trees or plants which within a period of 5 years from the completion of the development die, are removed or become seriously damaged or diseased shall be replaced in the next planting season with others of similar size and species. REASON: In the interests of protecting the rural landscape and ecological with Local Plan Policy SD4, N1 and N4. |
| 10 | The permission hereby granted is for the development to be retained for a period of not more than 40 years from the date when electricity is first exported to the electricity grid (First Export Date) or in the event that electricity is not exported to the electricity grid from the date that works first commenced on site. Written confirmation of the First Export Date will be submitted in writing to the local planning authority within one month of the First Export Date. REASON: In the interest of the open character of the rural surroundings in accordance with Redcar and Cleveland Local Plan Policy |
| 11 | Prior to the end of the 40 year period referred to in condition 10, a scheme for the restoration of the site shall be submitted for approval in writing to the local planning authority. Within 12 months of the scheme being approved, the solar panels shall be decommissioned and they and all related above and below ground structures shall be removed from the site, in accordance with the approved scheme for restoration, and the land shall be returned to agricultural use. REASON: in the interests of the rural landscape and character in accordance with Local Plan Policy SD3 and N1. |
| 12 | If any of the individual solar panels hereby permitted ceases to export electricity to the grid for a continuous period of 12 months then a scheme of restoration shall be submitted to the local planning authority for its written approval for the removal of the solar panel(s) and associated equipment and the restoration of (that part of) the site to agricultural use. The approved scheme of restoration shall be fully implemented in accordance with the approved scheme within 6 months of the date of its written approval by the local planning authority. REASON: In the interests of the rural landscape and character in accordance with Local Plan Policy SD3 and N1. |
| 13 | Statement of Co-operative Working: The Local Planning Authority considers that the application as originally submitted is a satisfactory scheme and therefore no negotiations have been necessary. |
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| Consultee Name | Date Letter Sent | Consultation Expiry Date |
|---|---|---|
| Business Growth Team | 19/08/2022 | - |
| Cleveland Police ALO - Steve Cranston | 19/08/2022 | - |
| Councillor A Hixon (GUISBOROUGH) | 19/08/2022 | - |
| Councillor B Clarke (GUISBOROUGH) | 19/08/2022 | - |
| Councillor S Holyoake (GUISBOROUGH) | 19/08/2022 | - |
| Engineering Team (Highways) | 19/08/2022 | - |
| Engineers (Local Lead Flood Authority) | 19/08/2022 | - |
| Environment Agency | 19/08/2022 | - |
| Environmental Protection Team | 19/08/2022 | - |
| Greener Future - Climate Change | 19/08/2022 | - |
| Guisborough Town Council | 19/08/2022 | - |
| National Grid | 19/08/2022 | - |
| Natural England | 19/08/2022 | - |
| Natural Heritage Manager | 19/08/2022 | - |
| NEAR Ltd (Archaeological Services) | 19/08/2022 | - |
| North York Moors National Park | 19/08/2022 | - |
| Northumbrian Water Ltd | 19/08/2022 | - |
| Place Investment Team | 19/08/2022 | - |
| Public Rights of Way | 19/08/2022 | - |
| Ramblers Association | 19/08/2022 | - |
| Strategic Planning Team (Policy) | 19/08/2022 | - |
| Address | Date Sent | Date Reconsulted | Expiry Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TOWN PLANNING TEAM R+ 4TH FLOOR 2 BLAGRAVE STREET READING RG1 1A | 19/08/2022 | - | 10/09/2022 |
| 1 The Avenue Guisborough | - | - | - |
| POPLAR FARM MIDDLESBROUGH ROAD GUISBOROUGH TS14 6RT | 19/08/2022 | - | 10/09/2022 |
| COURT GREEN FARM WILTON LANE GUISBOROUGH TS14 6QY | 19/08/2022 | - | 10/09/2022 |
| NORTH COTE FARM WILTON LANE GUISBOROUGH TS14 6QX | 19/08/2022 | - | 10/09/2022 |
| BABY MOON GLAMPING REDCAR ROAD DUNSDALE GUISBOROUGH TS14 6RH | 19/08/2022 | - | 10/09/2022 |
| NORTH COTE FARM COTTAGE WILTON LANE GUISBOROUGH TS14 6QX | 19/08/2022 | - | 10/09/2022 |
| CHERRYWOOD REDCAR ROAD DUNSDALE GUISBOROUGH TS14 6RH | 19/08/2022 | - | 10/09/2022 |
| NORTH COTE FARM HOUSE WILTON LANE GUISBOROUGH TS14 6QX | 19/08/2022 | - | 10/09/2022 |
| PARK FARM OFF MIDDLESBROUGH ROAD DUNSDALE GUISBOROUGH TS14 6RT | 19/08/2022 | - | 10/09/2022 |
| Site or Press | Description | Display Date | Expiry Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| P | ARTICLE 15 | 02/09/2022 | 23/09/2022 |
| S | ARTICLE 15 | 08/09/2022 | 29/09/2022 |