Planning application
Wells Hall Primary 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 of other Solar Photovoltaics (PV) equipment on the Roofs on Non-domestic Buildings. The 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/25/04186
Application record
- Reference
- DC/25/04186
- Type
- Prior Approval Solar Install NonDomestic
- Status
- Granted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Formal Approval IS required - Approved
- Received
- 22 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 22 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 3 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Great Cornard
- Parish
- Great Cornard
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CO10 0NH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Sep 2025
Received by Babergh
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3 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Formal Approval IS required - Approved
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9 Aug 2026
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Luke Strange Architecture Ltd Agent, an architecture practice
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Babergh granted permission on 3 December 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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