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Arna Wood Farm East, Arna Wood Lane, Lancaster
Meeting: 06/03/2017 - Planning Regulatory Committee (Item 146)
146 Arna Wood Farm East, Arna Wood Lane, Lancaster 
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Installation of arrays of PV panels, string
inverters, underground cabling, substation, security fencing and
CCTV mounted on up to 3m high masts, together with construction of
internal access roads and formation of access off Arna Wood Lane to
form a solar farm (pursuant to the variation of condition 2 on
planning permission 14/00907/FUL to amend the plans, including the
alteration to the design and position of the substation, alteration
of the site layout and siting of buildings to house transformers)
for Canadian Solar UK Projects Ltd
Minutes:
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16/01617/VCN |
Installation of arrays of PV panels, string inverters, underground cabling, substation, security fencing and CCTV mounted on up to 3m high masts, together with construction of internal access roads and formation of access off Arna Wood Lane to form a solar farm (pursuant to the variation of condition 2 on planning permission 14/00907/FUL to amend the plans, including the alteration to the design and position of the substation, alteration of the site layout and siting of buildings to house transformers) for Canadian Solar UK Projects Ltd |
Scotforth West Ward |
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It was proposed by Councillor Helen Helme and seconded by Councillor Andrew Kay:
“That the application be approved.”
Upon being put to the vote, Members voted unanimously in favour of the proposition, whereupon the Chairman declared the proposal to be carried.
Resolved:
That Planning Permission be granted subject to no concerns being raised by Environmental Health and the following conditions:
1. Development to accord with approved plans.
2. Construction method statement.
3. Scheme for the construction of the access points.
4. Implementation of the Arboricultural Implications Assessment detailed within the Arboriculture Appraisal dated, 24.10.14.
5. Implementation of planting proposals and submission of maintenance regime and a commitment to replace any trees/plants that fail to establish during this 10 year period post planting.
6. Ecological mitigation to include:
· Ecological construction method statement
· Bird mitigation strategy including monitoring
· Habitat management plan
7. Access and maintenance roads to be constructed using permeable materials.
8. Details of materials for substation.
9. Colour and finish of pole for CCTV.
10. Boundary treatments.
11. All cabling underground.
12. Reinstatement of land after 25 years in accordance with scheme to be submitted.
13. If the solar panels fail to produce electricity for a continuous period of 12 months the panels and associated equipment shall be removed from the site and the land shall be reinstated within a period of 3 months from the end of that 12 months in accordance with a reinstatement scheme.
14. No structure should be erected within 6.5 metres of a public sewer.