Upton Library, FORD ROAD, UPTON, CH49 0TB

DPP3/12/00333Work for Council by CouncilApproved

Approved on 14 May 2012

Council decision: ApproveDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

The retrofitted installation of solar photovoltaic array to the existing roof structure to generate renewable energy.

Received: 12 March 2012
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 1
Council: Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council
Ward: Upton

ReceivedReceived12 Mar
ValidatedValidated12 Mar
Consult.Consultation26 Apr
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided14 May

Decided in 63 days

About this application

This is a planning application for a solar installation at Upton Library, FORD ROAD, UPTON, CH49 0TB. Wirral has handled 9,026 applications of this type. This one was decided in 63 days, 7 days longer than Wirral's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 29 applications across Upton. We hold 831 applications in total for the CH49 postcode area.

Application details

Postcode: CH49 0TB
Application type: Work for Council by Council
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 12 March 2012
Consultation expiry: 26 April 2012
Consultation end: 26 April 2012
Neighbour consultation start: 29 March 2012
Neighbour consultation end: 26 April 2012
Last date for comments: 7 May 2012
Decision issued: 16 May 2012
Application expires: 7 May 2012

Applicant and agent

Agent: Wirral Council
Agent address: Cheshire Lines Building, Canning Street, Birkenhead, Wirral, CH41 1ND

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry: 26 April 2012
Site notice end: 26 April 2012

Additional information

Documents: 5
Constraints: 2

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (24)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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Source: Wirral

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