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8 Gawne Lane Cradley Heath B64 5QY

DC/14/57772Full (Major)Approved
Full

Approved on 19 March 2015

Council decision: Grant Permission Subject to ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

Installation of 304 ground mounted solar photovoltaic panels.

Received
17 December 2014
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Rowley
Agent
Izen Energy Systems Ltd
  1. Received17 Dec
  2. Validated18 Dec
  3. Consult.6 Feb
  4. Target19 Mar
  5. Decided19 Mar

Decided in 91 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a solar installation at 8 Gawne Lane Cradley Heath B64 5QY. Sandwell has handled 2,543 applications of this type. This one was decided in 92 days, 5 weeks longer than Sandwell's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 25 applications across Rowley. We hold 186 applications in total for the B64 postcode area.

87% of full applications at Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
B64 5QY
Application type
Full (Major)
Scale / size
Large

Planning application dates

Date validated
18 December 2014
Consultation expiry
6 February 2015
Consultation end
6 February 2015
Neighbour consultation start
7 January 2015
Neighbour consultation end
28 January 2015
Last date for comments
6 February 2015
Target decision date
19 March 2015
Application expires
19 March 2015
Permission expires
19 March 2018

Applicant and agent

Agent
Izen Energy Systems Ltd
Agent address
Unit 22 Boston Industrial Estate Power Station Road Rugeley Staffordshire WS15 2HS

Planning decision

Statutory period
91 days

Publicity

Last advertised
8 January 2015
Advertisement expiry
29 January 2015
Site notice start
7 January 2015
Site notice end
28 January 2015

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-03856854
Comments
0
Documents
10
Constraints
16

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.

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