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Ashbourne Leisure Centre Leisure Way Ashbourne Derbyshire DE6 1AA

24/00922/PDLPrior Approval Solar PV Non DomesticApproved
Outline / PiP

Approved on 15 January 2025

Council decision: Prior Approval Not RequiredDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

Prior Notification-Installation of 208 No. roof mounted solar PV panels, with 156 existing panels and 52 new panels

Received
18 October 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Ashbourne South
Agent
Solarsense UK Ltd
  1. Received18 Oct
  2. Validated18 Oct
  3. Consult.9 Jan
  4. Target13 Dec
  5. Decided15 Jan

Decided in 89 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an outline application for a solar installation at Ashbourne Leisure Centre Leisure Way Ashbourne Derbyshire DE6 1AA. Derbyshire Dales has handled 125 applications of this type. This one was decided in 89 days, 6 weeks longer than Derbyshire Dales's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 32 applications across Ashbourne South. We hold 2,136 applications in total for the DE6 postcode area.

95% of outline applications at Derbyshire Dales District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
DE6 1AA
Application type
Prior Approval Solar PV Non Domestic
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Ashbourne
District
H6353

Planning application dates

Date validated
18 October 2024
Consultation expiry
9 January 2025
Consultation start
19 December 2024
Consultation end
9 January 2025
Neighbour consultation start
24 October 2024
Neighbour consultation end
14 November 2024
Target decision date
13 December 2024
Permission expires
15 January 2030

Applicant and agent

Agent
Solarsense UK Ltd
Agent address
Unit 1A Tweed Road Clevedon BS21 6RR

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
31 October 2024
Site notice end
21 November 2024

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13492509
Constraints
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
Also checked, none recorded (24)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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.

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Source: Derbyshire Dales

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