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House Of Ambic Stella Gill Industrial Estate Pelton Fell Chester-le-street DH2 2RN

Granted County Durham DM/23/00293/PNS Prior Notification Non Domes Solar Panel

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

Proposal

The proposal is for a 103.5 kWp roof mounted solar PV install at Ambic Manufacturing, DH2 2RN. The system will consist of 225 solar modules and 1 100kW Ginlong (Solis) inverter.

As published by the council, reference DM/23/00293/PNS

Application record

Reference
DM/23/00293/PNS
Type
Prior Notification Non Domes Solar Panel
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Prior Approval Not Required
Received
3 Feb 2023
Validated
4 Feb 2023
Decided
31 Mar 2023
Ward
Chester-le-Street West Central (Historic)
Parish
No Parish
Decision by
Fast Track
Postcode
DH2 2RN

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 Feb 2023

    Received by County Durham

  2. 4 Feb 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 31 Mar 2023

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Not Required

  4. 2 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Engenera Renewables Group Agent, registered in Stockport

Active · incorporated 2021 · Stockport

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Documents

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

8 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 31 March 2023, 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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