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Wilkin And Sons Ltd, Factory Hill, Tiptree Colchester CO5 0RF

223177Full (13 Week Determination)Approved
Full

Approved on 6 June 2023

Council decision: Approve Conditional

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Erection of solar power generation facility comprising of solar panels, mounting structures and erection of switch room, perimeter fencing and associated development.

Received
30 December 2022
Ward
Tiptree
  1. Received30 Dec
  2. Validated30 Dec
  3. Consult.6 Jun
  4. Target7 Jun
  5. Decided6 Jun

Decided in 158 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a solar installation at Wilkin And Sons Ltd, Factory Hill, Tiptree Colchester CO5 0RF. Colchester has handled 3,122 applications of this type. This one was decided in 158 days, 15 weeks longer than Colchester's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 32 applications across Tiptree. We hold 1,567 applications in total for the CO5 postcode area.

84% of full applications at Colchester City Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
CO5 0RF
Application type
Full (13 Week Determination)
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Tiptree

Planning application dates

Date validated
30 December 2022
Consultation expiry
6 June 2023
Consultation end
6 June 2023
Target decision date
7 June 2023

Planning decision

Statutory period
159 days

Appeal

Appeal result
l

Additional information

UPRN
10004967479
Documents
51

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, 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 and heritage coasts.

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