Planning application
Sir John Colfox School Ridgeway Bridport DT6 3DT
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Installation of roof mounted solar panels
As published by the council, reference P/PASO/2025/06673
Application record
- Reference
- P/PASO/2025/06673
- 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
- 7 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 7 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 23 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Bridport Ward
- Parish
- Bridport
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DT6 3DT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Nov 2025
Received by Dorset
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23 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Prior Approval Not Required
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26 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
15 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Dorset granted permission on 23 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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