Unit A, Swallow Enterprise Park, Diamond Drive, Lower Dicker, BN27 4EL
Approved on 27 November 2023
Council decision: Prior Approval Not RequiredDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
INSTALLATION OF 609NO. 425W SOLAR PV PANELS ONTO THE EXISTING ROOFS
- Received
- 4 October 2023
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Wealden District Council
- Ward
- Hellingly
- ReceivedReceived4 Oct
- ValidatedValidated13 Oct
- Consult.Consultation13 Nov
- TargetTarget Date8 Dec
- DecidedDecided27 Nov
Decided in 45 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is an outline application for a solar installation at UNIT A, SWALLOW ENTERPRISE PARK, DIAMOND DRIVE, LOWER DICKER, BN27 4EL. Wealden has handled 1,019 applications of this type. This one was decided in 54 days. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 80 applications across Hellingly. We hold 1,587 applications in total for the BN27 postcode area.
90% of outline applications at Wealden District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- BN27 4EL
- Application type
- PD for installation, alteration or replacement of Solar Photovoltaics on Non-domestic buildings
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Hellingly
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 13 October 2023
- Consultation expiry
- 13 November 2023
- Consultation start
- 23 October 2023
- Consultation end
- 13 November 2023
- Target decision date
- 8 December 2023
- Committee meeting
- 23 November 2023
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- 25 Albury Close Reading Berkshire RG30 1BD
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Site notice start
- 23 October 2023
- Site notice end
- 13 November 2023
Additional information
- UPRN
- 10093176424
- Documents
- 9
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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Also checked, none recorded (22)
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Planning history at this site
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20267 May
APPLICATION FOR A NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO WD/2023/0038/F
RefusedNon-material amendmentWD/2026/0936/NMA - 20234 Jan
PROPOSED EXTENSION TO INDUSTRIAL BUILDING.
ApprovedFullWD/2023/0038/F - 201715 Sep
3 NO. FASCIA SIGNS SHOWING COMPANY NAME AND LOGO.
ApprovedAdvertisement consentWD/2017/2193/AN - 20166 Dec
1 NO. FASCIA SIGN AND 1 NO. FREE-STANDING MONOLITH.
ApprovedAdvertisement consentWD/2016/2948/AN
Source: Wealden
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