PlanningTrack
Get started

Council planning record

Stafford Borough Council Consultation in connection with an application to them for planning permission for a temporary solar photovoltaic (PV) farm and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) development with ancillay infrastructure, security fencing and access (ref. 25/40571/FUL).

Yew Tree Farm, Drointon Lane, Grindley, Staffordshire, ST18 0LX

This case has been determined and the decision was issued on 25 Feb 2026.Reference: SCC/25/0117/CONStaffordshire County Council

Last published check: 2 Oct 2026, 20:57. Check the council record for more recent changes.

Application location

Yew Tree Farm, Drointon Lane, Grindley, Staffordshire, ST18 0LX

This record has no verified map location.

Application summary

Status
This case has been determined and the decision was issued on 25 Feb 2026.
Application type
Consultation with Staffordshire County Council
Received
17 Sept 2025
Validated
17 Sept 2025
Determination deadline
8 Oct 2025
Local authority
Staffordshire County Council

Application overview

Stafford Borough Council Consultation in connection with an application to them for planning permission for a temporary solar photovoltaic (PV) farm and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) development with ancillay infrastructure, security fencing and access (ref. 25/40571/FUL).

Proposal details

Reference
SCC/25/0117/CON
Ward
Stafford Trent Valley ED
Parish
Stowe-by-Chartley
Agent
Ben Wheeler
UPRN
MAN000000000014701

Sign in to view all collected council fields and recorded changes.

Sign in to view collected details

Documents 4 of 4

DocumentPublishedAction
SCC Consultation Response Form dated 22 October 20250 Decision - Letter / Notice / Report22 Oct 2025View
SCC Reconsultation Response Form dated 25 February 20260 Decision - Letter / Notice / Report25 Feb 2026View
Minerals Resource Technical Note dated December 20254 Application document1 Dec 2025View
Gypsum and Mining Assessement dated February 20264 Application document1 Feb 2026View

Documents open on the council website. Browse council documents if a link has changed.

Application timeline

Council milestones and published deadlines. A deadline passing does not confirm a decision.

  1. Decision date

    Published milestoneCouncil source

  2. Received date

    Published milestoneCouncil source

  3. Registration date

    Published milestoneCouncil source

  4. Valid date

    Published milestoneCouncil source

  5. Decision due date

    Past published deadline

    A published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.

    Council source

  6. Dispatch date

    Published milestoneCouncil source

  7. Extension date

    Past published deadline

    A published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.

    Council source

Decision & conditions

NO OBJECTIONS
SCC Consultation Response Form dated 22 October 2025 SCC Reconsultation Response Form dated 25 February 2026
Planning conditions

Conditions aren’t listed here. Read the council decision notice for the full decision and conditions.

Related records

No related records were published in this section.

Understand this planning record

All planning guides

  • 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.

    UK research
    Published Updated

  • Understanding planning · 13 min read

    Planning application statuses explained

    Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications. Compare status labels and find the documents explaining each outcome.

    UK research
    Published Updated

  • Understanding planning · 13 min read

    Planning permission drawings: how to read plans

    Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.

    UK research
    Published Updated