Waitrose Ltd Church Lane Norwich NR4 6NU
Approved on 13 March 2025
Delegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Installation of 198 x 435 watt solar panels to roof.
- Received
- 27 January 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 1
- Council
- Norwich City Council
- Ward
- Eaton
- Agent
- Impact Renewable Energy Ltd
- ReceivedReceived27 Jan
- ValidatedValidated27 Jan
- Consult.Consultation18 Feb
- TargetTarget Date24 Mar
- DecidedDecided13 Mar
Decided in 45 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a solar installation at Waitrose Ltd Church Lane Norwich NR4 6NU. Norwich has handled 236 applications of this type. This one was decided in 45 days, 11 days quicker than Norwich's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There have been 12 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 117 applications across Eaton. We hold 784 applications in total for the NR4 postcode area.
91% of full applications at Norwich City Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- NR4 6NU
- Application type
- Full
- Scale / size
- Small
- District
- LLC-7R54R
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 27 January 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 27 February 2025
- Consultation start
- 28 January 2025
- Consultation end
- 18 February 2025
- Neighbour consultation start
- 28 January 2025
- Neighbour consultation end
- 18 February 2025
- Last date for comments
- 27 February 2025
- Target decision date
- 24 March 2025
- Decision issued
- 17 March 2025
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Impact Renewable Energy Ltd
- Agent address
- 45 Roundtree Way Norwich NR7 8SG
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 5 February 2025
- Advertisement expiry
- 26 February 2025
- Site notice start
- 6 February 2025
- Site notice end
- 27 February 2025
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-13711896
- Documents
- 0
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Conservation area: Eaton
- Nutrient neutrality catchment: Yare Broads and MarshesApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
- Brownfield land register: 2 Church Lane and 18 Eaton StreetRegister site at or near this address
Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.
Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.
Also checked, none recorded (18)
flood storage areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves and heritage coasts.
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Planning history at this site
12 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202321 Jun
Limes (G1): Reduce back from neighbours' property laterally by 2.5m, remove epicormic growth and deadwood.
ApprovedWorks to Trees Subject to TPO23/00747/TPO - 202217 Jun
G1 alders: Pollard to a height of approx 6m.
ApprovedWorks to Trees in a Conservation Area22/00802/TCA - 202223 May
Alders (G1): remove to ground level to allow for works to drainage ditch and alleviate shading to neighbour.
WithdrawnWorks to Trees in a Conservation Area22/00686/TCA - 202018 Dec
Amendment to planning application 20/00406/F
ApprovedNon-material amendment20/01600/NMA - 202024 Sep
Display of: 4no. internally illuminated freestanding signs.
ApprovedAdvertisement consent20/01138/A - 20203 Sep
Details of Condition 4: landscaping scheme of previous permission 20/00406/F
ApprovedDischarge of conditions20/01030/D - 20206 May
Display of new and replacement signage.
ApprovedAdvertisement consent20/00521/A - 202027 Mar
Demolition of existing car park entrance lobby. Construction of new store entrance from car park and small…
ApprovedFull20/00406/F - 201911 Apr
Installation of 1 No. automatic number plate recognition camera on 1 No. existing lighting column in the…
ApprovedFull19/00536/F - 201821 Dec
Limes x 12 (G1): Reduce height by 2.5-3.5 metres to previous pruning points; Group of Limes (G2): Reduce…
ApprovedWorks to Trees Subject to TPO18/01895/TPO - 201821 Dec
Willows (G3): Re pollard; Pines (G4): Crown lift by 2m to give clearance of cars; Birch (T2): Remove two…
ApprovedWorks to Trees in a Conservation Area19/00008/TCA - 20183 Sep
Lime x 19 (G1): reduce height from 20m to 10m.
RefusedWorks to Trees Subject to TPO18/01329/TPO
Source: Norwich
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