Laurus Ryecroft High School Lumb Lane Droylsden Tameside M43 7LJ

25/00617/NPVNotification of Solar PV EquipmentApproved

Prior approval

Approved on 18 September 2025

Council decision: ApproveDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Prior approval for installation of Roof Mounted Solar PV Panels under Schedule 2, Part 14, Class J of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended). Installation of roof mounted Solar PV system with a maximum kWp of 271.86 and will be installed via a flat roof mounting kit on the rooftop.

Received: 24 July 2025
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 3
Council: Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council
Ward: Droylsden East
Agent: Barker Associates

ReceivedReceived24 Jul
ValidatedValidated24 Jul
Consult.Consultation19 Aug
TargetTarget Date18 Sep
DecidedDecided18 Sep

Decided in 56 days

About this application

This is a planning application for a solar installation at Laurus Ryecroft High School Lumb Lane Droylsden Tameside M43 7LJ. Tameside has handled 5,470 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days, 7 days longer than Tameside's typical decision time. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 32 applications across Droylsden East. We hold 861 applications in total for the M43 postcode area.

Application details

Postcode: M43 7LJ
Application type: Notification of Solar PV Equipment
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Droylsden

Planning application dates

Date validated: 24 July 2025
Consultation expiry: 17 September 2025
Consultation end: 19 August 2025
Neighbour consultation end: 19 August 2025
Target decision date: 18 September 2025

Applicant and agent

Applicant: Private applicant
Agent: Barker Associates
Agent address: Majesty House Skyline, 120 Avenue W Great Notley Braintree Essex CM77 7AA

Planning decision

Case officer: Isobel Hollingworth
Statutory period: 56 days

Publicity

Site notice start: 27 August 2025
Site notice end: 17 September 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-14195632
Documents: 10

Site constraints

Checking the site

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Green belt: TamesidePart of the site
SSSI: Hollinwood Branch Canal SSSIPart of the site
Local nature reserve: Hollinwood Branch CanalPart of the site
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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

Possibly incomplete for this council: conservation areas and tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (18)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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3 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Tameside

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