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Bank Farm, Bank Lane, North Rode, Congleton, Cheshire, CW12 2PJ

11/2915MFULL PLANNINGApproved
Full

Approved on 26 October 2011

Council decision: Approved with conditions

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Photovoltaic Ground Mounted Array for the Production of Solar Electricity

Received
29 July 2011
Ward
Gawsworth Ward, Henbury Ward
  1. Received29 Jul
  2. Validated30 Aug
  3. Consult.24 Oct
  4. Target25 Oct
  5. Decided26 Oct

Decided in 57 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a solar installation at BANK FARM, BANK LANE, NORTH RODE, CONGLETON, CHESHIRE, CW12 2PJ. Cheshire East has handled 8,314 applications of this type. This one was decided in 89 days, 5 weeks longer than Cheshire East's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 2,687 applications in total for the CW12 postcode area.

86% of full applications at Cheshire East Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
CW12 2PJ
Application type
FULL PLANNING
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Eaton PC, North Rode PC

Planning application dates

Date validated
30 August 2011
Consultation expiry
24 October 2011
Consultation end
24 October 2011
Target decision date
25 October 2011

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

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

Possibly incomplete for this council: conservation areas, Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage 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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2015
    23 Jul

    To make a new drive through our garden onto Bank Lane.

    ApprovedHouseholder15/2989M

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