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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/peartree-hill-solar-farm-order-2026/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2026/869",
  "legislation_title": "The Peartree Hill Solar Farm Order 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/peartree-hill-solar-farm-order-2026",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Infrastructure Planning\nMade 2nd July 2026\nComing into force 23rd July 2026\nAn application has been made to the Secretary of State under section 37 of the Planning Act 2008 (“the 2008 Act”) in accordance with the Infrastructure Planning (Applications: Prescribed Forms and Procedure) Regulations 2009 for an Order granting development consent.\nThe application was examined by the Examining Authority appointed by the Secretary of State pursuant to chapter 2 of Part 6 of the 2008 Act and carried out in accordance with the Infrastructure Planning (Examination Procedure) Rules 2010.\nThe Examining Authority, having considered the application together with the documents that accompanied it, and the representations made and not withdrawn, has, in accordance with section 74(2) of the 2008 Act, made a report and recommendation to the Secretary of State.\nThe Secretary of State has considered the report and recommendation of the Examining Authority, has taken into account the environmental information in accordance with regulation 4 of the Infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 and has had regard to the documents and matters referred to in section 104(2) of the 2008 Act.\nThe Secretary of State, having decided the application, has determined to make an Order granting development consent for the development described in the application on terms that in the opinion of the Secretary of State are not materially different from those proposed in the application.\nThe Secretary of State is satisfied that the special category land within the Order land, when burdened with the new rights or the imposition of a restrictive covenant as authorised for compulsory acquisition under the terms of this Order, will be no less advantageous than it was before such acquisition, to the persons whom it is vested, other persons, if any, entitled to rights of common or other rights, and the public, and that, accordingly, section 132(3) of the 2008 Act applies.\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 114, 115, 120, 122, 123, 132 and 140 of the 2008 Act makes the following Order.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2008 c. 29. Section 37 was amended by section 137(5) of, and paragraph 5 of Schedule 13 to, the Localism Act 2011 (c. 20)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.I. 2009/2264, amended by S.I. 2010/439, S.I. 2010/602, S.I. 2012/635, S.I. 2012/2654, S.I. 2012/2732, S.I. 2013/522, S.I. 2013/755, S.I. 2014/469, S.I. 2014/2381, S.I. 2015/377, S.I. 2015/1682, S.I. 2017/524, S.I. 2017/572 and S.I. 2018/378."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "S.I. 2010/103 as amended by S.I. 2024/317."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "As amended by paragraph 29(1) and (3) of Part 1 of Schedule 13 to the Localism Act 2011 (c. 20)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "S.I. 2017/572."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f6",
      "text": "As amended by paragraph 55 of Part 1 of Schedule 13 to the Localism Act 2011."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f7",
      "text": "As amended by section 160 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016 (c. 22) and section 43 of the Wales Act 2017 (c. 4)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f8",
      "text": "As amended by section 140 and paragraph 60 of Part 1 of Schedule 13 to the Localism Act 2011."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f9",
      "text": "As amended by paragraph 62 of Part 1 of Schedule 13 to the Localism Act 2011."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f10",
      "text": "As amended by paragraph 62 of Part 1 of Schedule 13 to the Localism Act 2011."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f11",
      "text": "As amended by paragraph 24(3) of the Growth and Infrastructure Act 2013 (c. 27)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f12",
      "text": "S.I. 2010/101."
    }
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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