Woolgreaves Farm, South Lane, Cawthorne, Barnsley, S75 4EF
Approved on 18 November 2022
Council decision: Approve with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Erection of solar panels in two locations
- Received
- 9 May 2022
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Penistone East Ward
- ReceivedReceived9 May
- ValidatedValidated
- Consult.Consultation12 Sep
- TargetTarget Date17 Oct
- DecidedDecided18 Nov
Decided in 193 days (council typically 70)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a solar installation at Woolgreaves Farm, South Lane, Cawthorne, Barnsley, S75 4EF. Barnsley has handled 3,131 applications of this type. This one was decided in 193 days, 18 weeks longer than Barnsley's typical decision time. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 6 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 66 applications across Penistone East Ward. We hold 1,191 applications in total for the S75 postcode area.
95% of full applications at Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 10 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- S75 4EF
- Application type
- Full
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Parish
- Cawthorne
Planning application dates
- Validated
- 9 May 2022
- Consultation expiry
- 12 September 2022
- Consultation end
- 12 September 2022
- Target decision date
- 17 October 2022
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 161 days
Appeal history
Additional information
- Documents
- 11
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Green belt: Barnsley
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.
Possibly incomplete for this council: conservation areas, tree preservation orders and brownfield registers.
Also checked, none recorded (19)
flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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 and heritage coasts.
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Planning history at this site
6 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 201831 Jul
Erection of agricultural building
ApprovedFull2018/0978 - 20183 Apr
Discharge of conditions 3 and 7 of 2017/0648
ApprovedDischarge of conditions2018/0402 - 20178 May
Erection of pool house and access tunnel from existing house (Listed Building Consent)
ApprovedListed building consent2017/0664 - 201628 Oct
Construction of an agricultural barn.
ApprovedFull2016/1360 - 201512 Mar
Change of use from agricultural/grazing to equestrian and erection of detached stable building with enclosed…
ApprovedFull2015/0308 - 201512 Mar
Alterations to Grade II listed farm house and detached garage including external staircase to garage, roof…
ApprovedListed building consent2015/0307
Source: Barnsley
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Contractors near this project
Find contractors for new builds near this site- Spark AttackElectrician1.0 mi
- Clayton Project Engineering LtdElectrician1.5 mi
- Crusader Energy SolutionsSolid Fuel Heating1.7 mi
- E-Gener8 LtdSolar Panel Installer1.8 mi
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