Former Tyneham School, Tyneham
Approved on 25 October 2021
Council decision: GrantedDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Installation of solar panels on south elevation of school roof & installation of wind generator adjacent to the building (retrospective)
- Submitted
- 2 February 2021
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Dorset Council
- Ward
- South East Purbeck Ward
- ReceivedSubmitted2 Feb
- ValidatedValidated2 Feb
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided25 Oct
Decided in 265 days (council typically 42)
About this application
This is a heritage application for a solar installation at Former Tyneham School, Tyneham. Dorset has handled 3,055 applications of this type. This one was decided in 265 days, 32 weeks longer than Dorset's typical decision time. The site is in 3 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 102 applications across South East Purbeck Ward.
94% of heritage applications at Dorset Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 6 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Application type
- Listed Building Consent
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Steeple with Tyneham
- District
- Purbeck
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 2 February 2021
Additional information
- Documents
- 20
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- National Landscape (AONB): Dorset
- Heritage coast: Purbeck
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Not published by this council, so not checked: tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.
Also checked, none recorded (20)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, Article 4 directions, 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, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves 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: Dorset
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Contractors near this project
- Kestutis PilipavicusElectrician4.0 mi
- Mess LtdDorset4.4 mi
- Quantum Chimney Services LtdSolid Fuel Heating4.5 mi
- Purbeck Electrical Contracting LtdElectrician4.5 mi
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