Lower Farm Cottage The Green Risby Suffolk IP28 6QR
Approved on 4 April 2024
Council decision: Approve applicationDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Application for listed building consent - roof mounted solar panels to rear elevation
- Received
- 14 December 2023
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- West Suffolk Council
- Ward
- Risby
- ReceivedReceived14 Dec
- ValidatedValidated8 Feb
- Consult.Consultation1 Mar
- TargetTarget Date6 Apr
- DecidedDecided4 Apr
Decided in 56 days
About this application
This is a planning application for a solar installation at Lower Farm Cottage The Green Risby Suffolk IP28 6QR. West Suffolk has handled 6,990 applications of this type. This one was decided in 112 days, 8 weeks longer than West Suffolk's typical decision time. The site is in the Risby conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 45 applications across Risby. We hold 1,144 applications in total for the IP28 postcode area.
Application details
- Postcode
- IP28 6QR
- Application type
- LB Consent to alter/extend
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Risby
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 8 February 2024
- Consultation expiry
- 19 March 2024
- Consultation start
- 9 February 2024
- Consultation end
- 1 March 2024
- Neighbour consultation end
- 4 March 2024
- Target decision date
- 6 April 2024
- Permission expires
- 4 April 2027
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 58 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 16 February 2024
- Advertisement expiry
- 8 March 2024
- Site notice start
- 27 February 2024
- Site notice end
- 19 March 2024
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-12589234
- Documents
- 20
- Constraints
- 10
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Risby
- 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: tree preservation orders.
Also checked, none recorded (20)
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Planning history at this site
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20168 Jul
Application for Listed Building Consent - (i) single storey garden room on rear elevation including…
ApprovedListed building consentDC/16/1470/LB - 20168 Jul
Householder Planning Application - (i) single storey garden room on rear elevation including alterations to…
ApprovedHouseholderDC/16/1469/HH - 201518 Dec
Householder Planning Application - (i) First floor extension and provision of 1no window to existing ground…
RefusedHouseholderDC/15/2574/HH - 201518 Dec
Application for Listed Building Consent - (i) First floor extension and provison of 1no window to existing…
RefusedListed building consentDC/16/0027/LB
Source: West Suffolk
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Contractors near this project
Find contractors for roofing near this site- Imex (M&E) LtdElectrician0.3 mi
- Greenwave Renewable Solutions LtdSolar Panel InstallerBattery Storage0.7 mi
- Geo E Gittus & Sons LimitedElectrician0.9 mi
- Gatford Electrical Ltd t/a LG Electrical ServicesElectrician1.4 mi
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