Buttermarket, Market Place, Leek, Staffordshire, ST13 5HH
Approved on 28 December 2023
Council decision: Planning Permission - ApprovedPlanning committee
Proposal
Refurbishment and alteration of Leek Butter Market and Trestle Market, comprising of installation of photovoltaic panels to south facing roof pitch, new surfacing to the Derby Street alleyway, installation of Air Source Heat Pumps on the north facing elevation, installation of louvre vents to side walls of the Trestle Market and replacement roof coverings and windows to the Trestle Market roof.
- Received
- 4 October 2023
- Decision level
- Planning committee
- ReceivedReceived4 Oct
- ValidatedValidated5 Oct
- Consult.Consultation30 Nov
- TargetTarget Date30 Nov
- DecidedDecided28 Dec
Decided in 84 days (council typically 70)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a solar installation at Buttermarket , Market Place , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 5HH. Staffordshire Moorlands has handled 2,339 applications of this type. This one was decided in 85 days, 2 weeks longer than Staffordshire Moorlands's typical decision time. The site is in the Leek conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. We hold 1,499 applications in total for the ST13 postcode area.
80% of full applications at Staffordshire Moorlands District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 10 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- ST13 5HH
- Application type
- Full - MINOR
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 5 October 2023
- Consultation expiry
- 30 November 2023
- Consultation start
- 6 October 2023
- Consultation end
- 30 November 2023
- Target decision date
- 30 November 2023
- Committee meeting
- 14 December 2023
- Permission expires
- 27 December 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- 5th Floor , Manchester , M24EW
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 32
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: Leek
- Brownfield land register: 1-3 Market Place, LeekRegister site at or near this address
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Possibly incomplete for this council: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders.
Also checked, none recorded (19)
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