Sheepwash Solar Farm - Core Documents Library
PINS Appeal Ref: APP/U2235/W/23/3321094. LPA Ref: 22/501335/FULL. Land north of Little Cheveney Farm, Sheephurst Lane, Marden, Kent
Core Documents
1.1 - Amended Completed Application Form, dated 20 May 2022.pdf
1.3 - Heritage Desk Based Assessment, dated January 2022.pdf
1.4 - Solar Photovoltaic Glint and Glare, dated January 2022.pdf
1.5 - Grid Connection Assessment, dated February 2022.pdf
1.6 - Construction Method and Decommissioning Statement, dated March 2022pdf
1.7 - Statement of Community Involvement, dated March 2022.pdf
1.8 - Sequential Analysis Study, dated February 2022.pdf
1.9 - Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment, dated February 2022 .pdf
1.10 - Technical Note - Public Rights of Way Mitigation Strategy, dated February 2022pdf
1.11 - Construction Traffic Management Plan, dated February 2022.pdf
1.12 - Flood Risk Assessment, dated March 2022.pdf
1.13 - Landscape and Ecological Management Plan with Biodiversity Net Gain Management and Monitoring Plan, dated March 2022.pdf
1.14 - Planning, Design and Access Statement, dated March 202.pdf
1.15 - Agricultural Land Use Statement, dated March 2022.pdf
1.16 - Agricultural Land Classification and Soil Resources, dated March 2022.pdf
1.17 - Request for a Screening Opinion.pdf
1.18 - Screening Request (reference 21/503277/ENVSCR) Screening Matrix.pdf
1.19 - Screening Opinion Decision (reference 21/503277/ENVSCR), issued 5 July 2022.pdf
1.20 - Letter from JBA Consulting to the Appellant, dated 23 August 2022, attaching drawing no. IRA-JBAU-XX-XX-SK-C-0001 in response to the Environment Agency’s consultation response.pdf
1.21 - Letter from the Appellant to the Council dated, 31 August 2022 (incorrectly dated 31 August 2021) amending the appeal and attaching new documents.pdf
1.22.1 - Response to Comments and Objections, dated August 2022.pdf
1.22.2 - Utility Scale Solar Background Briefing, dated August 2022.pdf
1.22.3 - Detailed Response on Key Issues: Landscape, Noise, Glint and Glare, Construction Traffic Management, Heritage and Site Security, dated August 2022.pdf
1.23 - Letter to the Council, dated 1 September 2022, attaching the revised Construction Traffic Management Plan, dated August 2022.pdf
1.24 - Planning Committee Report, dated 20 October 2022.pdf
1.25 - Update to the Planning Committee Report, dated 20 October 2022.pdf
1.26 - Decision Notice, dated 28 October 2022 for planning application 22/501335/FULL.pdf
1.27 - Minutes of the Planning Committee, dated 20 October 2022.pdf
1.28 - Grid Review Planning Report, dated March 2023.pdf
1.29 - Agricultural Appeal Statement, dated April 2023.pdf
1.30 - Ecological Response, dated 19 April 2023.pdf
1.31 - Updated Sequential Analysis Study, dated 24 April 2023.pdf
1.32 - Landscape Response to Appeal Scheme, dated April 2023 .pdf
1.33 - Heritage Appeal Statement, dated April 2023.pdf
1.34 (a) - Appeal Amendments Summary, dated April 2023.pdf
1.34 (b) - Drawing SCUKX-SHEEP-000-100P PV Layout Amendments..pdf
1.35 - Biodiversity Net Gain Report, dated April 2023.pdf
1.36 - Ecological Impact Assessment, dated April 2023.pdf
1.37 - Landscape and Visual Impact Addendum dated April 2023.pdf
1.38 - Carbon Emissions Statement, dated April 2023.pdf
1.39 - Supplementary Noise Impact Assessment, dated April 2023.pdf
1.40 - Outline Surface Water Drainage Strategy, dated April 2023.pdf
1.2.1 - 27899/053 Rev A - Proposed Solar Farm Footpath and Boundary Layout.pdf
1.2.2 - Drawing SCUKX-SHEEP-000-100P PV Layout Overview Plan.pdf
1.2.3 - Drawing AW0143-PL-0003 Proposed Mitigation, Landscape and Ecology Enhancements – with Appeal Amendments.pdf
1.2.5 - 27899/150 Rev C – Site Location Plan.pdf
1.2.6 - 27899/051 Rev A - Aerial Site Location Plan.pdf
1.2.7 - 27899/011 Rev A - Timber Fence Elevations.pdf
1.2.8 - 21-0354 SP02-A - CTMP Plan Swept Path Analysis.pdf
1.2.9 - 21-0354 SP01-B - CTMP Plan Swept Path Analysis Primary Site Access.pdf
1.2.10 - 21-0354 SK03-A - CTMP Plan Construction Traffic Routing.pdf
1.2.11 - 21-0354 SK04 - CTMP Plan Proposed Site Compound.pdf
1.2.12 - SKUKX-SHEEP-000-MCS 206 - CCTV Elevation.pdf
1.2.13 - SKUKX-SHEEP-001-HVG 465 - Main Building Plant (HV Compound).pdf
1.2.14 - SKUKX-SHEEP-001-HVG 466 - Main Building Elevation (HV Compound.pdf
1.2.15 - SKUKX-SHEEP-000-HVG 104 - Monitoring Cabin.pdf
1.2.16 - SKUKX-SHEEP-000-MCS 201 - Internal Tracks.pdf
1.2.17 - SKUKX-SHEEP-000-MCS 203 - Perimeter Fence Detail.pdf
1.2.18 - SKUKX-SHEEP-000-MCS 204 - Gate Elevation.pdf
1.2.19 - SKUKX-SHEEP-000-MCS 205 - Solar Framework Elevation.pdf
1.2.20 - SKUKX-SHEEP-000-MCS 252 - Transformation Station.pdf
1.2.21 - SKUKX-SHEEP-000-MCS 253 - Edge of Park Switchgear Station.pdf
2.1 Consultation Responses to Application Documentation, comprising APP2.1.1 to APP2.1.33:
2.1.1 - Collier Street Parish Council.pdf
2.1.2 - CPRE, dated 28 June 2022.pdf
2.1.3 - Environment Agency, dated 28 June 2022.pdf
2.1.4 - Environment Agency, dated 22 September 2022.pdf
2.1.5 - High Weald AONB Unit, dated 21 September 2022.pdf
2.1.6 - Historic England ,dated 17 June 2022.pdf
2.1.7 - Historic England, dated 8 September 2022.pdf
2.1.8 -Kent County Council – Archaeology, dated 10 August 2022.pdf
2.1.9 - Kent County Council – Ecological Advice, dated 6 September 2022.pdf
2.1.10 - Kent County Council – Flood and Water Management, dated 1 July 2022.pdf
2.1.11 - Kent County Council – Flood and Water Management, dated 23 September 2022).pdf
2.1.12 - Kent County Council – Highways, dated 11 July 2022.pdf
2.1.13 -Kent County Council – Highways, dated 30 September 2022.pdf
2.1.14 - Kent County Council – Minerals and Waste, dated 13 June 2022.pdf
2.1.15 - Kent County Council – Public Rights of Way and Access, dated 14 June 2022.pdf
2.1.16 - Kent County Council – Public Rights of Way and Access, dated 8 September 2022.pdf
2.1.17 - Kent Police, date 23 June 2022.pdf
2.1.18 - Kent Police, dated 20 September 2022 .pdf
2.1.19 - Maidstone Borough Council – Heritage and Design, dated 10 August 2022.pdf
2.1.20 - Maidstone Borough Council – Heritage and Design , dated, 11 October 2022.pdf
2.1.21 - Marden Parish Council.pdf
2.1.22 - Marden Parish Council, dated 8 August 2022.pdf
2.1.23 - Maidstone Borough Council – Environmental Protection, dated 1 July 2022.pdf
2.1.24 - Maidstone Borough Council – Environmental Protection,5 October 2022.pdf
2.1.25 - Natural England, 20 July 2022.pdf
2.1.26 - Natural England, dated 22 September 2022.pdf
2.1.27 - Network Rail, dated 7 September 2022.pdf
2.1.28 - Network Rail, dated 10 October 2022.pdf
2.1.29 - Southern Water, dated 1 July 2022.pdf
2.1.30 - Southern Water, dated 26 September 2022.pdf
2.1.31 - Upper Medway Internal Drainage Board, dated 5 July 2022.pdf
2.1.32 - Upper Medway Internal Drainage Board, dated 21 September 2022.pdf
2.1.33 - Weald of Kent Protection Society, dated 4 July 2022.pdf
2.1.34 - Maidstone Borough Council – Landscape Officer (duplicate of 2.1.20).pdf
2.2 - Third Party Representations (81 objections).pdf
2.3 - Third Party Representations submitted following appeal.pdf
2.4 - Third Party Representations submitted following further consultation.pdf
3.1 - Maidstone Borough Local Plan, adopted 25 October 2017.pdf
3.2 - Maidstone Borough Council Local Plan Review (October 2021).pdf
3.3 - National Planning Policy Framework (updated September 2023).pdf
3.4 - National Planning Practice Guidance (online resource).pdf
3.5 - Maidstone Borough Council Biodiversity Climate Change Strategy (October 2020).pdf
3.6 - Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution (November 2020).pdf
3.7 - UK Energy White Paper: Powering our Net Zero Future (December 2020).pdf
3.8 - Net Zero Strategy: Build Back Greener (October 2021).pdf
3.9 - British Energy Security Strategy (April 2022).pdf
3.10 - Powering Up Britain (March 2023).pdf
3.11 - Procedural Guide: Planning appeals – England, updated 21 December 2022 (online resource) .pdf
3.12 - Overarching National Policy Statement for Energy (EN-1) 2023.pdf
3.13 - National Policy Statement for Renewable Energy Infrastructure (EN-3) 2023.pdf
3.14 - Climate Change Committee Letter, dated 28 June 2023.pdf
3.15 - Maidstone Level 1 Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (2016).pdf
3.16 - Ministerial Statement of Eric Pickles (2015).pdf
3.17 - Maidstone Borough Council Local Plan Review: Agricultural Land Assessment Supplementary Paper.pdf
3.18 - Renewable Energy Planning Database.pdf
3.19 - Planning Policy Advice Note: Large scale (>50kW) solar PV arrays (January 2014).pdf
3.20 - Subnational Electricity Consumption Statistics 2005-2021 (available electronically only).xlsx
3.21 - Schedule of Proposed Main Modifications to the Regulation 19 Maidstone Local Plan Review – Post Stage 2 Hearings (September 2023).pdf
4.1 - Landscape Institute and Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment – Guidelines for Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment, Third Edition (2013).pdf
4.2 - National Character Area Profile 121: Low Weald.pdf
4.3 - TGN06/19: Visual Representation of Development Proposals.pdf
4.4 - TGN02/21: Assessing landscape value outside national designations (Landscape Institute Technical Guidance Note 02/21.pdf
4.5 - Landscape Assessment of Kent (2004).pdf
4.6 - Maidstone Landscape Character Assessment (2012).pdf
4.7 - Maidstone Landscape Capacity Study – Sensitivity Assessment (January 2015).pdf
4.8 - Maidstone Borough Council Review of Photography and Visual Material.pdf
4.9 - Email from Eversheds Sutherland to Martin Robeson, dated 23 November 2023 and response of 28 November 2023 in relation to Council instruction of expert review of LVIA/Addendum.pdf
4.10 - Maidstone Borough Council Biodiversity and Climate Change Action Plan (April 2023) (website extract).pdf
4.11 - State of Nature Partnership: State of Nature Report 2023.pdf
6.1 - English Heritage (2008) Conservation Principles, Policies and Guidance for the Sustainable Management of the Historic Environment.pdf
6.2 - Historic England (2015) Managing Significance in Decision-Taking in the Historic Environment: Historic Environment Good Practice Advice in Planning Note 2 .pdf
6.3 - Historic England (2015) Making Changes to Heritage Assets: Historic England Advice Note 2.pdf
6.4 - Historic England (2017) The Setting of Heritage Assets: Historic Environment Good Practice Advice in Planning Note 3 (Second Edition).pdf
6.5 - Chartered Institute for Archaeologists (2017) Standard and Guidance for Historic Environment Desk-Based Assessment.pdf
6.6 - Historic England (2019) Historic England Advice Note 12: Statements of Heritage Significance: Analysing Significance in Heritage Assets.pdf
6.7 - Historic England (2021) Commercial Renewable Energy Development and the Historic Environment. Advice Note 15.pdf
6.8 - IEMA, IHBC and CIfA (2021) Principles of Cultural Heritage Impact Assessment in the UK.pdf
6.9 - Historic England: Energy Efficiency in Historic Buildings Solar Electric (Photovoltaics).pdf
6.10 - Official List Entry: Oasthouse about 60m north east of Little Cheveney Farmhouse.pdf
6.11 - Official List Entry: Barn about 15m south west of Little Cheveney Farmhouse.pdf
6.12 - Official List Entry: Great Sheephurst Farmhouse.pdf
6.13 - Official List Entry - Little Cheveney Farm.pdf
6.14 - Official List Entry - Little Long End.pdf
6.15 - Official List Entry: Oasthouse about 10m north of Great Sheephurst Farmhouse.pdf
6.16 - Official List Entry: Oasthouse about 15m south east of Little Cheveney Farmhouse.pdf
7.1 - Appeal decision for land near to Bishop’s Itchington, Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire, dated 1 December 2022 (APP/J3720/W/22/3292579.pdf
7.2 - Appeal decision for land at Rawfield Lane, Fairburn, Selby, dated 1 December 2022 (APP/N2739/W/22/3300623).pdf
7.3 - Appeal decision for land east of Mursley Road, Little Horwood, Buckinghamshire, dated 2 December 2022 (APP/J0405/W/22/3302716).pdf
7.4 - Appeal decision for land east and west of A130 and north & south of Canon Barns Road, East Hanningfield, Chelmsford, Essex, dated 6 February 2023 (APP/W1525/W/22/3300222).pdf
7.5 - Appeal decision for Michens Lane, Bramley, Hampshire, dated 13 February 2023 (APP/H1705/W/22/3304561).pdf
7.6 - Appeal decision for land west of New Works Lane, Telford, Shropshire, dated 27 March 2023 (APP/C3240/W/22/3293667).pdf
7.7 - Appeal decision for Great Pagehurst Farm, Staplehurst, dated 10 April 2017 (APP/U2235/W/16/314969).pdf
7.8 - R Corbett v Cornwall Council (2020) EWCA Civ 508 (para 45).pdf
7.9 - TW Logistics Limited v Tendering DC (2013) EWCA Civ 9 (para 18).pdf
7.10 - Bernard Wheatcroft Limited v Secretary of State for the Environment (1981) 1 EGLR 139.pdf
7.11 - Bramley Solar Farm Residents Group v Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (2023) EWHC 2842 (Admin).pdf
7.12 - Appeal decision for land at Firlands Farm, Berkshire, dated 6 July 2015 (APP/W0340/A/14/2228089).pdf
7.13 - Appeal decision for land east of Parsonage Road and south of Hall Road, Stansted, Essex, dated 24 August 2022 (S62A/22/0000004).pdf
7.14 - Appeal decision for Gunthorpe Road Solar Farm, Wisbech, dated 29 September 2023 (APP/A2525/W/22/3295140 and APP/V2635/W/22/3295141).pdf
7.15 - Appeal decision for land south of Leeming Substation, dated 27 June 2023 (APP/G2713/W/23/3315877).pdf
7.16 - Appeal decision for land to the south of Church Farm, Somersham and land to the east of The Channel, Burstall, dated 29 August 2023 (APP/W3520/W/23/3319970).pdf
7.17 - Appeal decision for Land at Park Farm, Gillingham, Dorset, dated 13 February 2023 (APP/D1265/W/22/3300299).pdf
7.18 - Appeal decision for land at Crays Hall Farm, Church Lane, Crays Hill, Essex, dated 20 August 2023 (APP/V1505/W/23/3318171).pdf
7.19 - Planning permission for Land East And West Of St Cleres Hall Pit Main Road Danbury Chelmsford, dated 27 October 2021 (21/00081/FUL).pdf
7.20 - Appeal decision for land west of Thaxted Road, Saffron Walden, dated 30 May 2023 (S62A/2022/0014).pdf
7.21 - R (oao Substation Action Save East Suffolk Limited v Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (2022) EWHC 3177 (Admin).pdf
7.22 - Solo Retail Limited v Torridge District Council (2019) EWHC 489 (Admin).pdf
7.23 - Appeal decision for land west of Thaxted Road, Cutlers Green Lane, Thaxted, dated 18 December 2023 (APP/C1570/W/23/3319421).pdf
7.24 - Appeal decision for land at Elm Farm, Bristol Road, Iron Acton, Bristol, dated 13 November 2023 (APP/P0119/W/22/3294810).pdf
7.25 - Tesco Stores Ltd v Dundee City Council (2012) P.T.S.R 983.pdf
7.26 - Appeal decision for land north of Lullington, Swadlincote, Derbyshire (APP/F1020/W/22/3313316.pdf
11.1.1 - Proof of Evidence of Allison Walters.pdf
11.1.2 - Summary Proof of Evidence of Allison Walters.pdf
11.1.3 - Appendices to Proof of Evidence of Allison Walters.pdf
11.2.1 - Proof of Evidence of Tony Kernon.pdf
11.2.2 - Summary Proof of Evidence of Tony Kernon.pdf
11.2.3 - Appendices to Proof of Evidence of Tony Kernon.pdf
11.3.1 - Proof of Evidence of Chris Cox.pdf
11.3.2 - Summary Proof of Evidence of Chris Cox.pdf
11.3.3 - Appendices to Proof of Evidence of Chris Cox.pdf
11.4.1 - Proof of Evidence of Robert Sutton.pdf
11.4.2 - Summary Proof of Evidence of Robert Sutton.pdf
11.5 - Rebuttal Proof and Appendix of Allison Walters.pdf
11.6 - Rebuttal Proof and Appendix of Chris Cox.pdf
12.1 - Proof of Evidence of Martin Robeson.pdf
12.2 - Appendices to Proof of Evidence of Martin Robeson.pdf
12.3 - Summary Proof of Martin Robeson.pdf
12.4 - Proof of Evidence of Peter Radmall.pdf
12.5 - Appendices to Proof of Evidence of Peter Radmall.pdf
12.6 - Proof of Evidence and appendices of Jeremy Fazzalaro.pdf
14.1 - Drawing Number SCUKK-SHEEP-000 100 (Q) General PV Layout.pdf
14.2 - Drawing Number P22-2992_0021 132KV Overhead Lines.pdf
14.3 - Appellant’s Noise Response to Peter Radmall Proof of Evidence.pdf
14.4 - Measurements from redline boundary to proposed hedgerow along northern boundary of site.pdf