Planning application
Thomas Gainsborough School Wells Hall Road Great Cornard Sudbury Suffolk CO10 0NH
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application to determine if Prior Approval is required for a proposed: Installation, Alteration or Replacement of Solar Photovoltaics (PV) on roofs of Non Domestic Buildings. Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development )(England) Order 2015 as amended Schedule 2, Part 14 Class J - Proposed roof mounted solar panels
As published by the council, reference DC/25/03768
Application record
- Reference
- DC/25/03768
- Type
- Prior Approval Solar Install NonDomestic
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Formal Approval NOT Reqd
- Received
- 26 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 26 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 20 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Great Cornard
- Parish
- Great Cornard
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CO10 0NH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Aug 2025
Received by Babergh
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20 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Formal Approval NOT Reqd
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9 Aug 2026
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Agent on file, an architecture practice
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Babergh granted permission on 20 October 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.
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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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