Proposed Solar Farm To The North Of Walton Shropshire Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Request for screening opinion under regulation 6 (1) of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 - proposed installation and operation of a ground mounted solar farm with all associated works, equipment and infrastructure on land Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 16 Nov 2026 and 23 Nov 2026, from recent eia screening and scoping opinions across the UK.
Documents 1
Other documents 1
Site constraints 9
Checked on 1 November 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.
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Important details
- Council
- Shropshire
- Application type
- EIA Screening Opinion
- Received
- around 28 Oct 2026
- Validated
- 28 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Craven Arms
- Parish
- Onibury
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 25 Nov 2026
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Gravis Planning
Decision outlook
Day 14 of the 56-day target. Councils usually decide eia screening and scoping opinions by day 20.
Plota live figures for eia screening and scoping opinions decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent eia screening and scoping opinions in Shropshire to go on. Shropshire decision record →
Public comments
Last counted 10 Nov 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 13 Nov 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 25 Nov 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Shropshire is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #53 out of 296. Only 29% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (93%) than the national average (90%).
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