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Yew Tree Cottage Birches Lane Newent Gloucestershire GL18 1DN

P0674/21/FULFull ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 1 October 2021

Council decision: Granted PermissionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Installation of solar pv on agricultural building.

Received
5 April 2021
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Newent & Taynton
  1. Received5 Apr
  2. Validated6 Aug
  3. Consult.27 Aug
  4. Target1 Oct
  5. Decided1 Oct

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a solar installation at Yew Tree Cottage Birches Lane Newent Gloucestershire GL18 1DN. Forest of Dean has handled 4,443 applications of this type. This one was decided in 179 days, 18 weeks longer than Forest of Dean's typical decision time. There have been 6 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 58 applications across Newent & Taynton. We hold 1,182 applications in total for the GL18 postcode area.

91% of full applications at Forest of Dean District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
GL18 1DN
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Newent

Planning application dates

Date validated
6 August 2021
Consultation expiry
27 August 2021
Consultation start
6 August 2021
Consultation end
27 August 2021
Neighbour consultation start
6 August 2021
Neighbour consultation end
27 August 2021
Last date for comments
27 August 2021
Target decision date
1 October 2021
Permission expires
1 October 2024

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
23 June 2021
Advertisement expiry
14 July 2021
Site notice start
2 July 2021
Site notice end
23 July 2021

Additional information

Documents
27

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Tree Preservation Order: DFTPO52Protected tree on or next to this site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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, 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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Planning history at this site

6 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    7 Oct

    Raising of roof height to allow for loft conversion to additional living space with associated works

    PendingApplicationP1173/26/FUL
  2. 2024
    4 Jul

    Erection of replacement summerhouse/annexe.

    ApprovedFull ApplicationP0814/24/FUL
  3. 2018
    2 May

    Alterations and raising of ridge height and erection of a two storey extension, first floor extension and…

    ApprovedFull ApplicationP0660/18/FUL
  4. 2017
    20 Apr

    Removal of x 1 Yew Tree covered by T1 of TPO52 at Yew Tree Cottage.

    ApprovedWorks to Trees Covered by TPOP0628/17/TPO
  5. 2016
    5 May

    Works to tree T1 of TPO52 in accordance with the submitted photographs.

    ApprovedWorks to Trees Covered by TPOP0638/16/TPO
  6. 2016
    16 Feb

    Alterations and raising of ridge height and erection of a two storey extension, first floor extension and…

    ApprovedFull ApplicationP0194/16/FUL

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