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Spire Regency Hospital, WEST STREET, MACCLESFIELD, CHESHIRE, SK11 8DW

24/0873MPrior Approval - Solar PhotovoltaicsApproved
Outline / PiP

Approved on 30 May 2024

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

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Proposal

Prior approval for installation of 167no. PV solar panels with a maximum output of 70.14 kWp. The panels will be installed on pitched roofs of the Hospital building

Submitted
6 March 2024
Ward
Broken Cross and Upton
  1. Received6 Mar
  2. Validated6 Mar
  3. Consult.3 Apr
  4. Target1 May
  5. Decided30 May

Decided in 85 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application for a solar installation at Spire Regency Hospital, WEST STREET, MACCLESFIELD, CHESHIRE, SK11 8DW. Cheshire East has handled 1,224 applications of this type. This one was decided in 85 days, 4 weeks longer than Cheshire East's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 30 applications across Broken Cross and Upton. We hold 2,345 applications in total for the SK11 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
SK11 8DW
Application type
Prior Approval - Solar Photovoltaics
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Macclesfield Parish

Planning application dates

Date validated
6 March 2024
Consultation expiry
3 April 2024
Consultation end
3 April 2024
Target decision date
1 May 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent address
20 St Thomas Street, London, SE1 9RS

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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Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

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