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West Minster County Primary School St Georges Avenue Sheerness Kent ME12 1ET

23/500717/PN14JNotification for prior approval Part 14Approved
Outline / PiP

Approved on 6 April 2023

Council decision: Prior Approval Not RequiredDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Prior Notification for the installation of 20.2kW DC Solar Photovoltaics (PV) equipment, consisting of 44 x 455W Modules mounted on a Valkpro+ Flat Roof mounting system facing SW. Modules Grid connected via 1 x Fronius Symo 17.5-3-M inverter. For its prior approval to: -Design and external appearance of the development

Received
13 February 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Sheerness
  1. Received13 Feb
  2. Validated13 Feb
  3. Consult.27 Mar
  4. Target10 Apr
  5. Decided6 Apr

Decided in 52 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application for a solar installation at West Minster County Primary School St Georges Avenue Sheerness Kent ME12 1ET. Mid Kent has handled 1,141 applications of this type. This one was decided in 52 days, 4 days quicker than Mid Kent's typical decision time. There have been 5 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 28 applications across Sheerness. We hold 817 applications in total for the ME12 postcode area.

83% of outline applications at Maidstone Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
ME12 1ET
Application type
Notification for prior approval Part 14
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Sheerness Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
13 February 2023
Consultation expiry
27 March 2023
Last date for comments
27 March 2023
Target decision date
10 April 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent address
FAO Michelle Wetherspoon Unit 9 Edenbridge Trading Centre Hever Road, Edenbridge Kent TN8 5EA

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
6 March 2023
Site notice end
27 March 2023

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-11923331
Documents
10

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)
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.

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.

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Planning history at this site

5 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2016
    13 Jul

    KCC regulation 3 for temporary single storey classroom building. Required for the period between September…

    ApprovedCounty Matters16/505845/COUNTY
  2. 2016
    11 Mar

    Kent County Council Regulation 3. SW/15/509370/RVAR

    ApprovedCounty Matters16/502201/COUNTY
  3. 2015
    11 Nov

    Kent County Council Regulation 3 - new two storey building comprising of 9 classrooms to include a reception…

    ApprovedCounty Matters15/509370/COUNTY
  4. 2015
    13 Aug

    Submission of details of materials and construction management strategy pursuant to conditions (3) and (6) of…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions15/506572/COUNTY
  5. 2014
    14 Nov

    Regulation 3 (KCC) - proposed infilling of existing courtyard to enlarge school hall

    ApprovedCounty Matters14/505581/COUNTY

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