Planning application
Unit A, Grange Retail Park Allendale Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 2FF
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Application to determine if prior approval is required for the installation of 270 no. Solar PV's to a Non-domestic Building (Schedule 2, Part 14, Class J of the GDPO 2015)
As published by the council, reference P/26/0151/2
Application record
- Reference
- P/26/0151/2
- Type
- Prior Approval - Solar Panels on Non-domestic Buildings
- Status
- Decided: PRIOR APPROVAL REFUSED
- Decision
- PRIOR APPROVAL REFUSED
- Received
- 21 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 17 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Loughborough Outwoods and Shelthorpe|Loughborough Woodthorpe
- Parish
- Loughborough
- Postcode
- LE11 2FF
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Jan 2026
Received by Charnwood
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17 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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22 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
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Charnwood refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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