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Herts And Essex High School Warwick Road Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 5NJ

Refused East Hertfordshire 3/24/1576/PNPV Prior Notification PV (Non-domestic)

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Installation of solar panels on the roofs of the school

As published by the council, reference 3/24/1576/PNPV

Application record

Reference
3/24/1576/PNPV
Type
Prior Notification PV (Non-domestic)
Status
Awaiting decision
Decision
Prior Approval Refused
Received
22 Aug 2024
Validated
28 Aug 2024
Decided
15 Oct 2024
Ward
Bishop's Stortford All Saints
Parish
Bishops Stortford Town Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
CM23 5NJ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 22 Aug 2024

    Received by East Hertfordshire

  2. 28 Aug 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 15 Oct 2024

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Refused

  4. 19 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

13 documents on file for this application

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What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

About prior approval applications

How this application type works

Prior approval applications arise where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, such as larger home extensions, changes of use to housing or agricultural buildings. The council may only consider the specific matters set out in the rules, for example transport, flooding or appearance, and in many classes the work may proceed if the council does not respond within the deadline, commonly 56 days.

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