Plot 3 and Plot 5, Land adjacent to the William Harvey Hospital, Kennington Road, Willesborough, Kent
Approved on 14 December 2020
Council decision: PermitDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Ground Mounted Solar Photovoltaic (PV) array
- Received
- 11 July 2019
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Ashford Borough Council
- Ward
- Willesborough
- ReceivedReceived11 Jul
- ValidatedValidated11 Jul
- Consult.Consultation9 Aug
- TargetTarget Date11 Jul
- DecidedDecided14 Dec
Decided in 522 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a solar installation at Plot 3 and Plot 5, Land adjacent to the William Harvey Hospital, Kennington Road, Willesborough, Kent. Ashford has handled 2,705 applications of this type. This one was decided in 522 days, 67 weeks longer than Ashford's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 27 applications across Willesborough.
89% of full applications at Ashford Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Application type
- Full planning permission
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Willesborough
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 11 July 2019
- Consultation expiry
- 9 August 2019
- Consultation start
- 23 November 2020
- Consultation end
- 9 August 2019
- Target decision date
- 11 July 2019
- Application expires
- 5 September 2019
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- Breathe Energy 13 A Tottenham Mews London W1T 4AQ
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-07988324
- Documents
- 20
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Tree Preservation OrderPart of the site · +1 more
- Nutrient neutrality catchment: Stodmarsh SAC/SPA/RamsarApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)
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