Planning application
Tecan Components Tecan Way Granby Industrial Estate Chickerell Dorset DT4 9TU
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Installation of roof mounted solar panels pursuant to Class J, Part 14, Schedule 2 of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015
As published by the council, reference P/PASO/2023/02526
Application record
- Reference
- P/PASO/2023/02526
- Type
- Prior Approval - Roof Mounted Solar PV on a Non Domestic Building
- Status
- Planning Not Required
- Decision
- Granted As published: Prior Approval Not Required
- Received
- 28 Apr 2023
- Validated
- 28 Apr 2023
- Decided
- 9 Jun 2023
- Ward
- Chickerell Ward
- Parish
- Chickerell
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DT4 9TU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Apr 2023
Received by Dorset
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9 Jun 2023
Decision issued: Prior Approval Not Required
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8 Oct 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Dorset granted permission on 9 June 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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