Faltec 4 International Drive Sunderland SR5 3FH

24/00351/PCZPCZ Other solar photovoltaicsApproved

Approved on 26 July 2024

Council decision: Prior Approval Not RequiredDelegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Installation of solar PV system to roof with a total output of 668.62 kWp.

Received: 23 February 2024
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 1
Council: Sunderland City Council
Ward: Washington North

ReceivedReceived23 Feb
ValidatedValidated5 Jun
Consult.Consultation1 Jul
TargetTarget Date31 Jul
DecidedDecided26 Jul

Decided in 51 days

About this application

This is a planning application for a solar installation at Faltec 4 International Drive Sunderland SR5 3FH. Sunderland has handled 2,511 applications of this type. This one was decided in 154 days, 15 weeks longer than Sunderland's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 16 applications across Washington North. We hold 106 applications in total for the SR5 postcode area.

Application details

Postcode: SR5 3FH
Application type: PCZ Other solar photovoltaics
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 5 June 2024
Consultation expiry: 12 July 2024
Consultation start: 10 June 2024
Consultation end: 1 July 2024
Neighbour consultation start: 10 June 2024
Neighbour consultation end: 1 July 2024
Last date for comments: 12 July 2024
Target decision date: 31 July 2024
Permission expires: 26 July 2029

Applicant and agent

Agent address: Mrs Sandy Bolt 4 Barnfield Crescent Exeter EX1 1QT

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Publicity

Site notice start: 21 June 2024
Site notice end: 12 July 2024

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-12832320
Documents: 11
Constraints: 9

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

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, 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.

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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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

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Source: Sunderland

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