Site of Cheswell Grange, Cheswell Drive, Cheswell, Newport, Shropshire
Description
Application under Section 191 for a Certificate of Lawfulness for an existing use for the commencement of development under planning permissions TWC/2021/1225 and TWC/2022/0871 (Construction of a solar farm comprising ground mounted solar photovoltaic arrays together with battery energy storage facility and associated infrastructure, including WPD and client substations, inverters, perimeter security fencing, access tracks, cctv and landscaping)
Telford is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #5 out of 292. Only 11% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 40% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (92%) than the national average (90%).