Site Of Argos And Co Operative Stores Horsefair Wisbech Cambridgeshire
Approved on 23 April 2012
Council decision: GrantDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Installation of photovoltaic solar panels to flat roofs of existing buildings
- Received
- 24 February 2012
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 4
- Council
- Fenland District Council
- Ward
- Medworth Wisbech
- ReceivedReceived24 Feb
- ValidatedValidated27 Feb
- Consult.Consultation10 Apr
- TargetTarget Date23 Apr
- DecidedDecided23 Apr
Decided in 56 days (council typically 70)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a solar installation at Site Of Argos And Co Operative Stores Horsefair Wisbech Cambridgeshire. Fenland has handled 2,964 applications of this type. This one was decided in 59 days, 11 days quicker than Fenland's typical decision time. The site is in 3 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address.
90% of full applications at Fenland District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 10 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Wisbech Town Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 27 February 2012
- Consultation expiry
- 10 April 2012
- Consultation start
- 20 March 2012
- Consultation end
- 10 April 2012
- Neighbour consultation start
- 20 March 2012
- Neighbour consultation end
- 10 April 2012
- Last date for comments
- 10 April 2012
- Target decision date
- 23 April 2012
- Permission expires
- 23 April 2015
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Syzygy Renewables
- Agent address
- 11 Hill Street London W1J 5LF
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-01833721
- Documents
- 13
- Constraints
- 9
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: WisbechPart of the site
- Article 4 direction: Small Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) in Wisbech+1 more
- 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 (19)
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