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St Swithuns Senior School Alresford Road Winchester Hampshire SO21 1HA

SDNP/24/01737/PA14JPrior Approval PV Equip on Non-DomesticApproved
Outline / PiP

Approved on 30 May 2024

Council decision: Prior Approval Not RequiredDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

We are looking to install solar PV panels on the roof surfaces of the site, we are hoping this will reduce the carbon emissions and provide the customer with a lower electrical bill price overall.

Received
26 April 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Downs
Ward
St. Bartholomew Ward
Agent
eEnergy Group
  1. Received26 Apr
  2. Validated26 Apr
  3. Consult.24 May
  4. Target20 Jun
  5. Decided30 May

Decided in 34 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application for a solar installation at St Swithuns Senior School Alresford Road Winchester Hampshire SO21 1HA. South Downs has handled 1,978 applications of this type. This one was decided in 34 days, 3 weeks quicker than South Downs's typical decision time. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 2 applications across St. Bartholomew Ward. We hold 1,501 applications in total for the SO21 postcode area.

87% of outline applications at South Downs were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
SO21 1HA
Application type
Prior Approval PV Equip on Non-Domestic
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Non Civil Parish

Planning application dates

Date validated
26 April 2024
Last date for comments
24 May 2024
Target decision date
20 June 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent
eEnergy Group
Agent address
20 St Thomas Street London SE1 9RS United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
55 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13011896
Documents
5
Constraints
7

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Itchen SACApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation · +1 more
  • National park: South Downs
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Possibly incomplete for this council: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, 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.

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