Whixley Village Hall Franks Lane Whixley York North Yorkshire YO26 8AP
Approved on 8 September 2023
Council decision: Prior approval not requiredDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
The proposed development is to install up to 70 solar panels on the south-facing roof of Whixley Village Hall.
- Received
- 6 July 2023
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 1
- Council
- Harrogate
- Ward
- Ouseburn
- ReceivedReceived6 Jul
- ValidatedValidated31 Jul
- Consult.Consultation17 Aug
- TargetTarget Date25 Sep
- DecidedDecided8 Sep
Decided in 39 days
About this application
This is a planning application for a solar installation at Whixley Village Hall Franks Lane Whixley York North Yorkshire YO26 8AP. Harrogate has handled 12,884 applications of this type. This one was decided in 64 days, 2 weeks longer than Harrogate's typical decision time. The site is in the Whixley conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 15 applications across Ouseburn. We hold 1,324 applications in total for the YO26 postcode area.
Application details
- Postcode
- YO26 8AP
- Application type
- Prior Notif Solar Equip on non-domestic
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Whixley
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 31 July 2023
- Consultation expiry
- 17 August 2023
- Consultation start
- 24 July 2023
- Consultation end
- 17 August 2023
- Target decision date
- 25 September 2023
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 8
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Whixley
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.
Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.
Also checked, none recorded (20)
flood storage areas, 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
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202519 Dec
Non Material Amendment to planning application 25/03640/FUL
ApprovedNon-material amendment25/04613/AMENDS - 20068 Nov
Replacement of metal windows with UPVC windows.
ApprovedFull permissionHGT06/05665/FUL - 200415 Sep
Formation of ramped side access to provide disabled entry.
ApprovedFull permissionHGT04/04669/FUL
Source: Harrogate
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