Passing Burcot Farm, Planning Consultation Notice

Planning Consultation Notice

Burcot Farm, Road Joining Burcot to A4074 Passing Burcot Farm, Burcot, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 3GW

Consultation on Amendments to the Proposed Development

Burcot Solar Farm Limited (the Appellant) has submitted a planning appeal regarding the above site following the refusal of full planning permission by South Oxfordshire District Council on 28th of February 2024 for:

"Installation of a ground mounted solar photovoltaic array, co-located battery energy storage scheme (BES) together with associated infrastructure; security fencing; CCTV; access gate; on-site biodiversity net gain." (Application reference: P23/S4132/FUL)"

We are now conducting a period of consultation to allowed interested parties the opportunity to make comments on the revised proposals and associated documents in respect of the appeal scheme.

This consult is not run on behalf of South Oxfordshire District Council. The purpose of the consultation is to consultant on the amended proposals not on the Appellant's application to appeal the Council's decision. There will be an opportunity for the interested parties to respond to the appeal separately.

The amendments to the proposals and additional documents are available here - https://ethical-power.com/projects/burcot-solar-farm-and-battery-energy-storage-project/

If you wish to make any comments to the amended proposals and the revised or additional documents, please ensure that any responses are submitted directly to the developer (not the Council) using the details below and before 25 September 2024.

Email responses should be sent to -BurcotSolar@ethical-power.com

Responses by post should be addressed to - Burcot Solar Farm, C/O Pegasus Group, First Floor, South Wing, Equinox North, Great Park Road, Almondsbury, Bristol BS32 4QL.

Please ensure that your letter contains the reference: P23/S4132/FUL Burcot Solar Farm Appeal Consultation Response.

All comments received will be forwarded on to the Planning Inspectorate and the Council prior to the opening of the appeal Inquiry. Consultation responses will then be considered by the appointed Inspector alongside all other consultation responses that have already been received on this appeal. All comments submitted will be in the public domain and may be referred to during the appeal.