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GSK Icon Harlow Third Avenue Harlow Essex CM19 5AW

HW/PASP/23/00302Prior Approval Solar PhotovoltaicsRefused
Outline / PiP

Refused on 8 September 2023

Council decision: Prior Approval is Required (Refused)Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Installation of 575.6kWp of solar photovoltaic panels and ancillary equipment on the east and west facing roof pitches of the building.

Received
21 July 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Great Parndon
Agent
Syzygy Consulting
  1. Received21 Jul
  2. Validated21 Jul
  3. Consult.4 Sep
  4. Target25 Aug
  5. Decided8 Sep

Decided in 49 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an outline application for a solar installation at GSK Icon Harlow Third Avenue Harlow Essex CM19 5AW. Harlow has handled 88 applications of this type. This one was decided in 49 days. The site is in a conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 228 applications in total for the CM19 postcode area.

80% of outline applications at Harlow District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
CM19 5AW
Application type
Prior Approval Solar Photovoltaics
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
21 July 2023
Consultation expiry
7 September 2023
Consultation start
14 August 2023
Consultation end
4 September 2023
Neighbour consultation start
16 August 2023
Neighbour consultation end
6 September 2023
Last date for comments
7 September 2023
Target decision date
25 August 2023
Permission expires
8 September 2028

Applicant and agent

Agent
Syzygy Consulting
Agent address
4-8 Whites Grounds London SE1 3LA

Planning decision

Statutory period
35 days

Publicity

Site notice start
17 August 2023
Site notice end
7 September 2023

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12318184
Comments
0
Documents
6
Constraints
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Article 4 direction: HMO - townwide
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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.

  1. 2026
    15 May

    Installation of mounted logo on side of building

    ApprovedAdvertisement consentHW/ADV/26/00199

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