BUXTON COMMUNITY SCHOOL, College Road, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 9EA
Approved on 15 May 2026
Council decision: Prior Approval GrantedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Application to determine if prior approval is required for proposed installation of solar panels on the school roofs
- Received
- 23 March 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- High Peak Borough Council
- ReceivedReceived23 Mar
- ValidatedValidated23 Mar
- Consult.Consultation23 Apr
- TargetTarget Date17 May
- DecidedDecided15 May
Decided in 53 days
About this application
This is a planning application for a solar installation at BUXTON COMMUNITY SCHOOL , College Road , Buxton , Derbyshire , SK17 9EA. High Peak has handled 3,300 applications of this type. This one was decided in 53 days, 4 weeks quicker than High Peak's typical decision time. The site is in the Buxton College conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 715 applications in total for the SK17 postcode area.
Application details
- Postcode
- SK17 9EA
- Application type
- All Others
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 23 March 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 23 April 2026
- Consultation start
- 24 March 2026
- Consultation end
- 23 April 2026
- Target decision date
- 17 May 2026
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 55 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 11
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Buxton College
- Nutrient neutrality catchment: Peak District Dales SACApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)
flood storage 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, 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.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Source: High Peak
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