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Wesley Place Methodist Church, Lawton Road, Alsager, Cheshire, ST7 2AF

23/4836CPrior Approval - Solar PhotovoltaicsApproved
Outline / PiP

Approved on 8 February 2024

Council decision: Determination - appvl not reqd (stage 1)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Prior approval of instalation of solar photovoltaic panels to east and west roof faces of rear hall.

Submitted
22 December 2023
Ward
Alsager (2011)
  1. Received22 Dec
  2. Validated22 Dec
  3. Consult.5 Feb
  4. Target16 Feb
  5. Decided8 Feb

Decided in 48 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application for a solar installation at WESLEY PLACE METHODIST CHURCH, LAWTON ROAD, ALSAGER, CHESHIRE, ST7 2AF. Cheshire East has handled 1,224 applications of this type. This one was decided in 48 days, 8 days quicker than Cheshire East's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,086 applications in total for the ST7 postcode area.

79% of outline 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
ST7 2AF
Application type
Prior Approval - Solar Photovoltaics
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Alsager Town PC

Planning application dates

Date validated
22 December 2023
Consultation expiry
5 February 2024
Consultation end
5 February 2024
Target decision date
16 February 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent address
CHURCHILL HOUSE, 47, REGENT ROAD, HANLEY, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST1 3RH

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
7

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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.

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Source: Cheshire East

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