Boxstores 1-6, Lodge Farm, Boxted Road, Great Horkesley Colchester CO6 4AP

240907Class J installation or alteration of solar equip on non-domestic premApproved

Prior approval

Approved on 20 June 2024

Council decision: Prior Approval Required (Approved)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed:Installation, Alteration or Replacement of other Solar Photovoltaics (PV) equipment on the Roofs of Non-domestic Buildings

Received: 26 April 2024
Council: Colchester City Council
Ward: Rural North

ReceivedReceived26 Apr
ValidatedValidated26 Apr
Consult.Consultation24 May
TargetTarget Date21 Jun
DecidedDecided20 Jun

Decided in 55 days

About this application

This is a planning application for a solar installation at Boxstores 1-6, Lodge Farm, Boxted Road, Great Horkesley Colchester CO6 4AP. Colchester has handled 4,823 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 115 applications across Rural North. We hold 2,522 applications in total for the CO6 postcode area.

Application details

Postcode: CO6 4AP
Application type: Class J installation or alteration of solar equip on non-domestic prem
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Great Horkesley

Planning application dates

Date validated: 26 April 2024
Consultation expiry: 24 May 2024
Consultation end: 24 May 2024
Target decision date: 21 June 2024

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Appeal

Appeal result: l

Additional information

UPRN: 100091238548
Documents: 5

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)

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

Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, tree preservation orders, 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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Source: Colchester

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