St Nicholas Court Farm Court Road St Nicholas At Wade Birchington Kent CT7 0PT
Approved on 1 July 2025
Council decision: Prior Approval Not RequiredDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Application for a determination as to whether the prior approval of the local planning authority is required in respect of the installation of solar panels to roof of an agricultural building
- Received
- 14 May 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Thanet District Council
- Ward
- Thanet Villages
- ReceivedReceived14 May
- ValidatedValidated15 May
- Consult.Consultation12 Jun
- TargetTarget Date3 Jul
- DecidedDecided1 Jul
Decided in 47 days (council typically 70)
About this application
This is an outline application for a solar installation at St Nicholas Court Farm Court Road St Nicholas At Wade Birchington Kent CT7 0PT. Thanet has handled 341 applications of this type. This one was decided in 48 days, 3 weeks quicker than Thanet's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 86 applications across Thanet Villages. We hold 723 applications in total for the CT7 postcode area.
78% of outline applications at Thanet District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 10 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- CT7 0PT
- Application type
- Prior Approval Solar PV
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- St Nicholas At Wade Parish Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 15 May 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 12 June 2025
- Consultation start
- 22 May 2025
- Consultation end
- 12 June 2025
- Neighbour consultation start
- 22 May 2025
- Neighbour consultation end
- 12 June 2025
- Last date for comments
- 20 June 2025
- Target decision date
- 3 July 2025
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Finn's
- Agent address
- The Packhouse Wantsum Way St Nicholas-at-Wade CT70NE United Kingdom
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 49 days
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Article 4 direction: Birchington & Rural ED
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)
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, 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.
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Planning history at this site
12 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202419 Mar
Application for approval of Conditions 3 (Foul and Surface Water Drainage), 4 (Materials) and 5 (Ecological…
PendingDischarge of conditionsCON/TH/24/0316 - 202318 May
Application for approval of Conditions 6 (Verification Report) and 10 (Landscaping) attached to Planning…
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsCON/TH/23/0687 - 202327 Feb
Application for approval of Condition 3 (Materials) attached to Planning Permission F/TH/19/1054
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsCON/TH/23/0301 - 202331 Jan
Erection of grain store
ApprovedFull Planning PermissionF/TH/23/0166 - 202221 Jan
Erection of grain store
ApprovedFull Planning PermissionF/TH/22/0098 - 202122 Dec
Application for prior notification for the erection of an agricultural building
ApprovedAgricultural DeterminationAG/TH/21/1971 - 20214 Apr
Application for approval of condition 5 (Contamination) of planning permission F/TH/19/1054
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsCON/TH/21/0518 - 20214 Feb
Erection of detached 2 storey building to provide farm worker rest and training rooms
Non Determined AppealFull Planning PermissionF/TH/21/0153 - 20212 Feb
Erection of a two-storey detached building to provide 9 bed seasonal farm worker accommodation
Non Determined AppealFull Planning PermissionF/TH/21/0136 - 202027 Nov
Application for prior notification for the erection of an agricultural building
ApprovedAgricultural DeterminationAG/TH/20/1620 - 201931 Jul
Erection 2No. 3 bed dwellings following removal of existing sheds, workshop/garage and summer house
ApprovedFull Planning PermissionF/TH/19/1054 - 20166 Sep
Change of use of land and building from agricultural to electricity generating plant and installation of…
ApprovedFull Planning PermissionF/TH/16/1221
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- St Nicholas Court Farm Court Road St Nicholas At Wade BIRCHINGTON Kent CT7 0PTCON/TH/21/0518 · ConditionsApproved0.0 mi
- St Nicholas Court, Court Road, St Nicholas At Wade, Birchington, CT7 0PTL/TH/13/0598 · HeritageApproved0.0 mi
- St Nicholas Court Farm Court Road St Nicholas At Wade BIRCHINGTON Kent CT7 0PTAG/TH/21/1971 · OtherApproved0.0 mi
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For applicants and trades
Consultants on this application
- Finn's · Agent for this application
Contractors near this project
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- Village GlassWindow & Door Installer2.1 mi
- RPCB Electrical LtdElectrician2.1 mi
- D & C Electrical KentElectrician2.5 mi
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