Planning application · Solar · North Hertfordshire

St Ippolyts - Solar Farm & Battery Storage

Revised25 MWApplication 22/00709/FPSubmitted 13 March 2022Refused 22 November 2023

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The application

Application number: 22/00709/FP
Planning authority: North Hertfordshire
County or area: Hertfordshire
Nation: England
Technology: Solar
Capacity: 25 MW
Status: Revised
Operator or applicant: RNA Energy Limited
Location: Opp Wymondley Grid Station & To The S/O Sperberry Hill, St Ippolyts, Hitchin, SG4 7JR

Timeline

13 March 2022 Planning application submitted
22 November 2023 Planning permission 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-1493, Solar panels catch fire on Bedford warehouse roof, 27 km from this site.

Reference	Year	Incident	From the site	Severity
EIR-1493	2026	Solar panels catch fire on Bedford warehouse roof	27 km	Minor
EIR-1514	2024	Garage fire destroys solar panels in Southgate, with a battery storage fault suspected	33 km	Minor
EIR-1262	2024	Fire reported on solar-panel roof at Fitzwilliam College auditorium	40 km	Minor
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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 St Ippolyts - Solar Farm & Battery Storage 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and the government planning database: every comparable incident, nearest first, with its sources; the schemes refused, withdrawn or taken to appeal within 40 km, your council first; and the fire service guidance each incident bears on.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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