18 Grand Central Square Stockport SK1 3TA
Approved on 21 December 2022
Council decision: Prior Approval Not RequiredDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Prior approval for a proposed installation of solar photovoltaics (PV) equipment on roofs of non-domestic buildings. The panels will be a total height of 115mm above roof level and sit at an angle of 11 degrees. All panels will sit further than 1m from the roof edge.The equipment does not exceed 1 megawatt and the surface covered is 1,443.2m2.
- Received
- 16 September 2022
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Brinnington & Stockport Central (Stck)
- ReceivedReceived16 Sep
- ValidatedValidated16 Sep
- Consult.Consultation7 Jan
- TargetTarget Date11 Nov
- DecidedDecided21 Dec
Decided in 96 days (council typically 42)
About this application
This is an outline application for a solar installation at 18 Grand Central Square Stockport SK1 3TA. Stockport has handled 346 applications of this type. This one was decided in 96 days, 8 weeks longer than Stockport's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 53 applications across Brinnington & Stockport Central (Stck). We hold 496 applications in total for the SK1 postcode area.
85% of outline applications at Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 6 weeks (median).
Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.Planning something similar? See what gets approved on your street
Application details
- Postcode
- SK1 3TA
- Application type
- GPD - Solar Panels - Non-domestic
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 16 September 2022
- Consultation expiry
- 7 January 2023
- Consultation end
- 7 January 2023
- Neighbour consultation end
- 3 November 2022
- Target decision date
- 11 November 2022
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Site notice start
- 11 October 2022
- Site notice end
- 1 November 2022
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)
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