Planning application
Factory Site, Premier Grocery Products Ltd, Kennington Road, Willesborough, TN24 0LU
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior Approval for the installation of rooftop solar PV across multiple commercial buildings.
As published by the council, reference NOT/2025/0171
Application record
- Reference
- NOT/2025/0171
- Type
- Prior approval Part 14 Class J: Installation or alteration etc of solar equipment on non-domestic premises
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Granted As published: Prior Approval not required
- Received
- 28 Jan 2025
- Validated
- 28 Jan 2025
- Decided
- 6 Mar 2025
- Ward
- Conningbrook & Little Burton Farm
- Parish
- Kennington
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN24 0LU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Jan 2025
Received by Ashford
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6 Mar 2025
Decision issued: Prior Approval not required
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15 Sep 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Ashford granted permission on 6 March 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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