The Elms Farmhouse, Canterbury Road, Sarre, Birchington, CT7 0JZ
Proposal
Change of use of land to a solar park including the installation of associated solar panels (approximately 2.3 metres high) and equipment
- Received
- 17 October 2011
- Decided
- 14 December 2011 · Grant Permission
- Decision level
- Planning committee
- Council
- Thanet District Council
- ReceivedReceived17 Oct
- ValidatedValidated24 Oct
- Consult.Consultation14 Nov
- TargetTarget Date19 Dec
- DecidedDecided14 Dec
Decided in 51 days (council typically 70)
This is a full planning application for a change of use at The Elms Farmhouse, Canterbury Road, Sarre, Birchington, CT7 0JZ. Thanet has handled 2,752 applications of this type and approves 87% of them, typically deciding them in 70 days. This one was decided in 58 days, 12 days quicker than Thanet's median. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 713 applications in total for the CT7 postcode area.
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Planning constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
- Article 4 direction: Birchington & Rural ED
- Nutrient neutrality catchment: Stodmarsh SAC/SPA/RamsarApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
Also checked, none recorded (22)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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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