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2 Meadhope Street Wolsingham Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 3EN

3/2007/0193Full Planning ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 30 April 2007

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Install solar panels on south facing roof

Received
7 March 2007
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Agent
Simplee Solar Ltd
  1. Received7 Mar
  2. Validated8 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target2 May
  5. Decided30 Apr

Decided in 53 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a solar installation at 2 Meadhope Street Wolsingham Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 3EN. Durham has handled 11,057 applications of this type. This one was decided in 54 days. The site is in the Wolsingham conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 1,943 applications in total for the DL13 postcode area.

95% of full applications at Durham County Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
DL13 3EN
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
8 March 2007
Consultation expiry
9 April 2007
Consultation start
19 March 2007
Target decision date
2 May 2007
Committee meeting
30 April 2007
Decision issued
1 May 2007
Permission expires
29 April 2010

Applicant and agent

Agent
Simplee Solar Ltd
Agent address
Mr B Wyatt Unit 25B Woolsbridge Industrial Park Three Legged Cross Wimborne Dorset BH21 6SP

Planning decision

Statutory period
55 days

Publicity

Last advertised
19 March 2007
Advertisement expiry
9 April 2007
Site notice start
19 March 2007
Site notice end
9 April 2007

Additional information

Documents
11

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Wolsingham
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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

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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