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Richard Lander School Higher Besore Road Gloweth Truro Cornwall TR3 6LT

Granted Cornwall PA21/05270 Prior Approval - Solar Photovoltaics

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Prior approval for the proposed development is for the installation of a ~475kW (0.475MW) roof-mounted solar PV system at Richard Lander School. The array will comprise ~1400 solar PV modules in total, utilising multiple pitched roof elevations as per the drawings provided.

As published by the council, reference PA21/05270

Application record

Reference
PA21/05270
Type
Prior Approval - Solar Photovoltaics
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Prior approval not req'd(PA/AF/TEL/DEM/)
Received
14 Sep 2021
Validated
14 Sep 2021
Decided
4 Nov 2021
Ward
Threemilestone And Chacewater
Parish
Kenwyn
Decision by
Peer Sign Off
Postcode
TR3 6LT

Site history

Applications at this address on the Cornwall register

This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • PA25/05456 Granted

    Richard Lander School Higher Besore Road Gloweth Truro Cornwall TR3 6LT

    Single storey extension and minor internal amendments to existing school sports hall to provide two additional changing rooms.

    Decided 8 Oct 2025 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 14 Sep 2021

    Received by Cornwall

  2. 4 Nov 2021

    Decision issued: Prior approval not req'd(PA/AF/TEL/DEM/)

  3. 31 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

5 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Cornwall granted permission on 4 November 2021, 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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