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Moat House Church Road Topcroft Norfolk NR35 2BH

2021/0498FullApproved

Approved on 30 June 2021

Council decision: Approval with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

Installation of solar panels on ground level

Received
7 March 2021
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Hempnall
  1. Received7 Mar
  2. Validated20 Apr
  3. Consult.14 May
  4. Target15 Jun
  5. Decided30 Jun

Decided in 71 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a solar installation at Moat House Church Road Topcroft Norfolk NR35 2BH. South Norfolk Broadland has handled 7,102 applications of this type. This one was decided in 115 days, 9 weeks longer than South Norfolk Broadland's typical decision time. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 7 applications across Hempnall. We hold 346 applications in total for the NR35 postcode area.

94% of full applications at South Norfolk District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
NR35 2BH
Application type
Full
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Topcroft

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 April 2021
Consultation expiry
24 June 2021
Consultation start
22 April 2021
Consultation end
14 May 2021
Neighbour consultation start
10 June 2021
Neighbour consultation end
24 June 2021
Target decision date
15 June 2021
Permission expires
30 June 2024

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
29 April 2021
Advertisement expiry
21 May 2021
Site notice start
30 April 2021
Site notice end
22 May 2021

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-09598334
Documents
17
Constraints
7

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Listed building: Grade II: Church Farmhouse Colly CottOn or next to this site
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Yare Broads and MarshesApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, 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, 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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Associated applications

  1. 2021
    7 Mar

    Installation of solar panels on ground level

    This applicationApproval with ConditionsFull2021/0498
  2. 2021
    7 Mar

    Remove and replace windows on south, north and west elevations. Remove door and replace with window and brick…

    Approval with ConditionsListed building consentFiled alongside2021/0499

Source: South Norfolk Broadland

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