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Dhammakaya Centre For Buddhist Meditation 1 - 2 Brushfield Way Knaphill Woking Surrey GU21 2TG

PLAN/2024/0795PA - roofmnted solar panels on non-domstApproved
Outline / PiP

Approved on 10 December 2024

Council decision: Prior Approval - Not requiredDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Application under Part 14, Class J of Schedule 2 of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed Solar Photovoltaics (PV) installation on the south facing clerestory roof, comprising 27 panels.

Received
31 October 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Knaphill
Agent
Scene Connect Ltd
  1. Received31 Oct
  2. Validated31 Oct
  3. Consult.25 Nov
  4. Target25 Dec
  5. Decided10 Dec

Decided in 40 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application for a solar installation at Dhammakaya Centre For Buddhist Meditation 1 - 2 Brushfield Way Knaphill Woking Surrey GU21 2TG. Woking has handled 317 applications of this type. This one was decided in 40 days, 2 weeks quicker than Woking's typical decision time. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 73 applications across Knaphill. We hold 1,553 applications in total for the GU21 postcode area.

74% of outline applications at Woking Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.See what's approved near your address

Application details

Postcode
GU21 2TG
Application type
PA - roofmnted solar panels on non-domst
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
31 October 2024
Consultation expiry
25 November 2024
Neighbour consultation end
25 November 2024
Target decision date
25 December 2024
Permission expires
10 December 2029

Applicant and agent

Agent
Scene Connect Ltd
Agent address
Argyle House 3 Lady Lawson Street Edinburgh EH3 9DR

Planning decision

Statutory period
55 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
16
Constraints
10

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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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  2. 2024
    31 Oct

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