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Larkins Farm Gellings Lane Knowsley Knowsley L34 9EN

23/02676/FULFull ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 24 July 2024

Council decision: GrantedPlanning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

INSTALLATION OF SOLAR FARM, ORGANIC BOUNDARY FENCING, 1NO SUB STATION, 1NO TRANSFORMER BUILDING, SITE SERVICE ACCESS, ASSOCIATED LANDSCAPING AND BIO-DIVERSITY IMPROVEMENTS (NET GAIN)

Received
12 October 2023
Decision level
Planning committee
Public comments
4
Ward
Prescot North
Agent
MAT Design Limited
  1. Received12 Oct
  2. Validated12 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target11 Jan
  5. Decided24 Jul

Decided in 286 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a solar installation at Larkins Farm Gellings Lane Knowsley Knowsley L34 9EN. Knowsley has handled 316 applications of this type. This one was decided in 286 days, 33 weeks longer than Knowsley's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 63 applications across Prescot North. We hold 134 applications in total for the L34 postcode area.

100% of full applications at Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
L34 9EN
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Knowsley Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
12 October 2023
Target decision date
11 January 2024
Committee meeting
27 June 2024

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
MAT Design Limited
Agent address
17 Brookside Avenue Eccleston St Helens WA10 4RN

Planning decision

Case officer
Andrew Hunt
Statutory period
91 days

Additional information

Documents
24
Constraints
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Listed building: Grade II: Stand Farm LodgeOn or next to this site
  • Green belt: Knowsley

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, 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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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Associated applications

  1. 2026
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    APPLICATION TO DISCHARGE CONDITIONS 3 (BNG), 4 (CEMP), 5 (SCHEME OF INVESTIGATION), 7 (BIRD AND BAT BOXES)…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions23/02676/COND1
  2. 2023
    12 Oct

    INSTALLATION OF SOLAR FARM, ORGANIC BOUNDARY FENCING, 1NO SUB STATION, 1NO TRANSFORMER BUILDING, SITE SERVICE…

    This applicationApprovedFull23/02676/FUL

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