Medland Orchard Road The Scarr Newent Gloucestershire GL18 1DQ
Approved on 1 February 2021
Council decision: Granted PermissionDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Relocation of solar panels with associated works.
- Received
- 27 November 2020
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Newent & Taynton
- ReceivedReceived27 Nov
- ValidatedValidated9 Dec
- Consult.Consultation26 Jan
- TargetTarget Date3 Feb
- DecidedDecided1 Feb
Decided in 54 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a solar installation at Medland Orchard Road The Scarr Newent Gloucestershire GL18 1DQ. Forest of Dean has handled 4,443 applications of this type. This one was decided in 66 days, 10 days longer than Forest of Dean's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded 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 1DQ
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Newent
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 9 December 2020
- Consultation expiry
- 28 January 2021
- Consultation start
- 5 January 2021
- Consultation end
- 26 January 2021
- Neighbour consultation start
- 17 December 2020
- Neighbour consultation end
- 7 January 2021
- Last date for comments
- 28 January 2021
- Target decision date
- 3 February 2021
- Permission expires
- 1 February 2024
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- FAO Mrs E Bomken 1 Court Lane Newent GL18 1AR
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Site notice start
- 7 January 2021
- Site notice end
- 28 January 2021
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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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Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Source: Forest of Dean
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