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220 Ernesettle Lane Plymouth PL5 2EY

26/00541/GPDGPD All othersApproved
Outline / PiP

Approved on 4 June 2026

Council decision: Prior Approval Required & Given

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Installation of Solar panels on DVSA MPTC building.

Received
15 April 2026
Ward
HONICKNOWLE
  1. Received15 Apr
  2. Validated15 Apr
  3. Consult.13 May
  4. Target10 Jun
  5. Decided4 Jun

Decided in 50 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an outline application for a solar installation at 220 Ernesettle Lane Plymouth PL5 2EY. Plymouth has handled 203 applications of this type. This one was decided in 50 days. The site is in a conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 15 applications across HONICKNOWLE. We hold 158 applications in total for the PL5 postcode area.

95% of outline applications at Plymouth City Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
PL5 2EY
Application type
GPD All others
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
15 April 2026
Last date for comments
13 May 2026
Target decision date
10 June 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
McAndrew Martin
Architect profile
MCANDREW MARTIN LIMITED
Agent address
Trafalgar House, Acorn BC Portsmouth PO6 3TH

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
5
Constraints
2

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

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 2026-11-03. 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.

Source: Plymouth

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