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Newcastle City Council, Kenton College Drayton Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE3 3QS

17/00194/NPVPrior not (Schedule 2, Pt 14, Class J)Permitted
Prior approval

Proposal

Notification for Prior Approval for the installation of photovoltaic panels on roof.

Received
10 April 2017
Decided
15 May 2017 · Prior Approval not required
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
xx_Kenton (Historic -June 2004 to 2018)
  1. Received10 Apr
  2. Validated10 Apr
  3. Consult.3 May
  4. Target22 May
  5. Decided15 May

Decided in 35 days

This is a planning application for a solar installation at Newcastle City Council, Kenton College Drayton Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE3 3QS. Newcastle upon Tyne has handled 3,706 applications of this type and approves 94% of them, typically deciding them in 59 days. This one was decided in 35 days, 3 weeks quicker than Newcastle upon Tyne's median. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,136 applications in total for the NE3 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
17/00194/NPV
Address
Newcastle City Council, Kenton College Drayton Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE3 3QS
Postcode
NE3 3QS
Local Authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Application Type
Prior not (Schedule 2, Pt 14, Class J)
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Decision Issued
Ward
xx_Kenton (Historic -June 2004 to 2018)
Parish
Not Within A Parish Boundary (Hist)

Applicant & Agent

Agent Address
Mr Jon Willsher Metropolitan House Station Road Cheadle Hulme Cheshire SK8 7AZ

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
10 April 2017
Consultation Expiry
12 May 2017
Target Decision Date
22 May 2017
Date Decided
15 May 2017
Date Validated
10 April 2017
Date Submitted
10 April 2017
Consultation Start
12 April 2017
Consultation End
3 May 2017
Application Expires
12 May 2017

Planning Decision

Decision
Prior Approval not required
Decided By
an officer delegated decision
Statutory Period
42 days

Publicity

Site Notice Start
21 April 2017
Site Notice End
12 May 2017

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents
21
Coordinates
55.003742, -1.655778
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Newcastle upon Tyne

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Planning 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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Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-10-09. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© 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.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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