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Occold Hatchery Barric Lane Occold Suffolk IP23 7PX

DC/23/00536Prior Approval Solar Install NonDomesticWithdrawn
Outline / PiP

Proposal

Application for prior approval for a proposed installation, alteration or replacement of other Solar Photovoltaics (PV) equipment on the roofs of non-domestic buildings - The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (As Amended) - Schedule 2, Part 14, Class J - Installation of 116.66 kWp roof-mounted solar PV system consisting of: 303 385kW solar modules, 2 40kW inverters and 1 20kW inverter.

Received
2 February 2023
Decided
28 March 2023 · Withdrawn
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Ward
Eye
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received2 Feb
  2. Validated2 Feb
  3. Consult.7 Mar
  4. Target16 Mar
  5. Decided28 Mar

Decided in 54 days (council typically 49)

7 weeks typical decision time in Babergh Mid Suffolk79% of outline applications approved

This is an outline application for a solar installation at Occold Hatchery Barric Lane Occold Suffolk IP23 7PX. Babergh Mid Suffolk has handled 792 applications of this type and approves 72% of them, typically deciding them in 59 days. This one was decided in 54 days, 5 days quicker than Babergh Mid Suffolk's median. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 49 applications across Eye. We hold 1,270 applications in total for the IP23 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
DC/23/00536
Address
Occold Hatchery Barric Lane Occold Suffolk IP23 7PX
Postcode
IP23 7PX
Local Authority
Babergh Mid Suffolk
Application Type
Prior Approval Solar Install NonDomestic
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Withdrawn
Ward
Eye
Parish
Occold

Applicant & Agent

Agent Address
Gateway House Gateway West Newcastle Upon Tyne NE15 8NX United Kingdom

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
2 February 2023
Consultation Expiry
16 March 2023
Target Decision Date
16 March 2023
Date Decided
28 March 2023
Date Validated
2 February 2023
Date Submitted
2 February 2023
Consultation Start
3 February 2023
Consultation End
7 March 2023
Neighbour Consultation Start
6 February 2023
Neighbour Consultation End
27 February 2023
Last Date for Comments
20 March 2023
Permission Expires
28 March 2028

Planning Decision

Decision
Withdrawn
Decided By
Delegated Decision
Statutory Period
42 days

Publicity

Site Notice Start
23 February 2023
Site Notice End
16 March 2023

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-11727436
Comments
2
Documents
6
Constraints
3
Coordinates
52.288483, 1.154950
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Babergh Mid Suffolk

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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