Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Application overview
Request for Information to Inform a Scoping Opinion from the Development of National Significance Team of PEDW under Regulation 33(7) of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment)(Wales) Regulations 2017 for construction of a solar farm (79MW) on a site area of 99.5ha with associated Battery Energy Storage System and Sub-station for a period of 40 years.
Proposal details
- Reference
- P2023/0181
- Ward
- Margam & Taibach
- Parish
- Port Talbot
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Eirlys Solar Farm LandTo The South Of Moel Ton-mawr And West Of Mnyndd Margam
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Decision NoticeDecision | Not published | View |
| 2023-03-20 - DNS EIA Scoping Consultation - Eirlys Solar FarmGeneral In | Not published | View |
| E05670-DOC-Scoping Report-Eirlys Solar Farm-V1Supporting Document | Not published | View |
| Eirlys Solar Farm Scoping Report Cover Letter-March 2023Supporting Document | Not published | View |
| Figure 2-1 Site LocationSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Figure 2-3 Nationally Designated AssetsSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Figure 2-4 Indicative Grid Connection RouteSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Figure 6-1 Phase 1 EcologySupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Figure 11.1 - WFD CatchmentsSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Figure 11.3 - Historic Landfill and PWSSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Figure 11.2 - Pluvial Flood RiskSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Figure 2-2 Site BoundarySupporting Document | Not published | View |
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Decision & conditions
Decision NoticePlanning conditions
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