Feckenham Sub Station The Saltway Feckenham Worcestershire B96 6JR Data via plota.co.uk

26/01127/NSIP - Nat Sig Inf Project Pending Consideration
Solar & renewables

Proposal

(CONSULTATION COMMENTS SHOULD BE MADE DIRECTLY TO ARROW VALLEY SOLAR ON THEIR WEBSITE https://arrowvalleysolar.co.uk/) Pre-application stage (prior to Development Consent Order) consultation relating to Arrow Valley Solar, a proposed solar and energy storage scheme. Further information and consultation materials along with details on how to submit representations are available at: https://arrowvalleysolar.co.uk/ The consultation relates to the construction and operation of an electricity generating station with associated battery energy storage, substations, ancillary infrastructure and grid connection infrastructure connecting into the National Electricity Transmission System (NETS) with the point of connection at the Feckenham 400kV substation Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
28 Sept 2026
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Consultation
29 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 2 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 22 Nov 2026, from Redditch's recent full applications.

Comments are open until 23 Oct 2026

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Documents 4

Plans & drawings 2

PDF SECTION 46 NOTICE - REDDITCH BOROUGH COUNCIL Supporting Information · 28 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF SECTION 48 NOTICE Supporting Information · 28 Sept 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF BACKGROUND PLEASE READ Information · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF ARROW VALLEY SOLAR PROGRAMME DOCUMENT - SEPTEMBER 2026 Supporting Information · 28 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

Green belt: Birmingham
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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Agricultural land, grade 3b
Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 4. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
National infrastructure project: Arrow Valley Solar, at pre-application.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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
Redditch
Application type
Nat Sig Inf Project
Postcode
B96 6JR
Received
28 Sept 2026
Validated
28 Sept 2026
Ward
Astwood Bank And Feckenham Ward
Parish
Non-Civil Parish Or Community
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Atkins Realis

Decision outlook

Day 11 of the 56-day target. Redditch usually decides full applications by day 55.

Day 1145 days to the 56-day target
62%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
6%go to committee

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Redditch in the last twelve months, from validation. Redditch decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 7 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
29 Sept 2026
Comments by
23 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
2 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

4 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024
Land Situated At Saltway Farm The Saltway Feckenham Worcestershire B96 6JR
EIA Scoping Opinion under Regulation 15 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental I…
24/01057/SCOP
2024
Land Situated At Saltway Farm The Saltway Feckenham Worcestershire B96 6JR
EIA Scoping Opinion under Regulation 15 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental I…
24/01057/SCOP
2024 Withdrawn
Proposed Pylon Replacement At Saltway Farm The Saltway Feckenham Worcestershire B96 6JR
The installation of a new sharable 25m lattice mast, 7no. cabinets ( 6 no operator and 1n…
24/00429/TEL
2024 Withdrawn
Proposed Pylon Replacement At Saltway Farm The Saltway Feckenham Worcestershire B96 6JR
The installation of a new sharable 25m lattice mast, 7no. cabinets ( 6 no operator and 1n…
24/00429/TEL
Redditch
Planning Authority Score
8.7/10
Excellent
#12 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Redditch is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #69 out of 296. Only 24% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 98% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

More permissive than most councils
98% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Redditch decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
95%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #25 of 296
98%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #22 of 296
76%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #69 of 296
24%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #27 of 296
90%
Minor dwellings approved
10 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
6 decided (10+ homes)
75%
Change of use approved
4 decided
160
Total decisions
8 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings