James T Blakeman Services High Carr Business Park Millennium Way Newcastle Under Lyme Staffordshire ST5 7UF
Approved on 19 March 2026
Council decision: PermitDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Prior notification for the installation of solar PV array to east & west facing elevations. 30mm deep module fixed to steel sheet using 50mm aluminium profile. No adverse glare effect is expected.
- Received
- 22 January 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 1
- Ward
- Bradwell
- Agent
- Westwood Energy Ltd
- ReceivedReceived22 Jan
- ValidatedValidated22 Jan
- Consult.Consultation16 Feb
- TargetTarget Date19 Mar
- DecidedDecided19 Mar
Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is an outline application for a solar installation at James T Blakeman Services High Carr Business Park Millennium Way Newcastle Under Lyme Staffordshire ST5 7UF. Newcastle under Lyme has handled 237 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. 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 7UF
- Application type
- Prior Approval- Installation Solar Equip
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 22 January 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 20 February 2026
- Consultation start
- 26 January 2026
- Consultation end
- 16 February 2026
- Target decision date
- 19 March 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent
- Westwood Energy Ltd
- Agent address
- Aura Innovation Centre Bridgehead Business Park Hessle Hull East Riding of Yorkshire HU13 0GD United Kingdom
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Jacob Wood
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Site notice end
- 20 February 2026
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14611801
- Constraints
- 1
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- 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.
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Source: Newcastle under Lyme
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