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Bradwell Primary School Cauldon Avenue Wolstanton Newcastle Under Lyme Staffordshire ST5 8JN

24/00727/SOLARPrior Approval- Installation Solar EquipApproved
Outline / PiP

Approved on 28 November 2024

Council decision: PermitDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Prior notification for the installation of solar carports for renewable energy generation and consumption at the school

Received
9 October 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Bradwell
  1. Received9 Oct
  2. Validated9 Oct
  3. Consult.30 Oct
  4. Target4 Dec
  5. Decided28 Nov

Decided in 50 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application for a solar installation at Bradwell Primary School Cauldon Avenue Wolstanton Newcastle Under Lyme Staffordshire ST5 8JN. Newcastle under Lyme has handled 237 applications of this type. This one was decided in 50 days, 6 days quicker than Newcastle under Lyme's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 25 applications across Bradwell. We hold 1,190 applications in total for the ST5 postcode area.

65% of outline applications at Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
ST5 8JN
Application type
Prior Approval- Installation Solar Equip
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
9 October 2024
Consultation expiry
1 November 2024
Consultation start
9 October 2024
Consultation end
30 October 2024
Target decision date
4 December 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Ren Energy Blofield Business Centre Woodbastwick Rd Norwich NR13 4RR

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice end
1 November 2024

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13430825
Constraints
7

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 1: Low 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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Source: Newcastle under Lyme

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