Occold Hatchery Barric Lane Occold IP23 7PX
Proposal
Application to determine if prior approval is required 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) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) - Schedule 2, Part 14, Class J - Installation of a 116.66 kWp roof-mounted solar PV system consisting of: 303 385kW solar modules, 2 40kW inverters and 1 20kW inverter.
- Received
- 17 April 2023
- Decided
- 24 July 2023 · Formal Approval IS required - Approved
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 2
- Council
- Mid Suffolk District Council
- Ward
- Eye
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- ReceivedSubmitted17 Apr
- ValidatedValidated8 Jun
- Consult.Consultation4 Jul
- TargetTarget Date20 Jul
- DecidedDecided24 Jul
Decided in 46 days (council typically 49)
This is an outline application for a solar installation at Occold Hatchery Barric Lane Occold 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 98 days, 6 weeks longer than Babergh Mid Suffolk's median. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application 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.
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