Planning application · Solar · Tandridge

Redeham Hall Solar Farm

Appeal Refused5.3 MWApplication 2015/1056Submitted 10 June 2015Refused on appeal 5 December 2016

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The application

Application number: 2015/1056
Planning authority: Tandridge
County or area: Surrey
Nation: England
Technology: Solar
Capacity: 5.3 MW
Status: Appeal Refused
Operator or applicant: INRG Solar
Location: Land at Redeham Hall, Smallfield, Horley, Surrey, RH6 9SA
Appeal reference: APP/M3645/W/16/3146389

Timeline

10 June 2015 Planning application submitted
15 January 2016 Planning permission refused
19 March 2016 Appeal lodged
5 December 2016 Appeal refused

Preview of the planning evidence pack for this site

The pack for this site lists 89 comparable solar incidents in the United Kingdom, nearest first. The nearest is EIR-1512, Solar panels involved in fire at school in Carshalton, 23 km from this site.

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EIR-1512	2024	Solar panels involved in fire at school in Carshalton	23 km	Minor
EIR-1305	2017	Fire at Thornton Heath flats reported to have been caused by an overheated solar panel	26 km	Significant
EIR-1303	2017	Solar panel inverter fault destroys two Lewes homes	33 km	Significant
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The first 3 rows as the pack shows them. The other 86 are in the pack, each with its distance, sources and the fire service guidance it bears on.

The map

Summary for this site

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In the full pack

What the planning evidence pack adds for this application

The pack is made for Redeham Hall Solar Farm from the register and the government planning database: every comparable incident, nearest first, with its sources; the schemes refused, withdrawn or taken to appeal within 40 km, your council first; and the fire service guidance each incident bears on. One fixed, dated file, as a PDF, a web page and a Word document.

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