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Gloucester Royal Hospital Great Western Road Gloucester GL1 3NN

Granted Gloucester 21/00576/SOLAR Prior Approval Solar PVS

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

Proposal

Application to determine whether prior approval is required as to the design or external appearance of the development: 161kW roof mounted solar Photo Voltaic array comprising 379 panels and 3 inverters over a total area of 812m² on two roofs of the Pathology buildings at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital

As published by the council, reference 21/00576/SOLAR

Application record

Reference
21/00576/SOLAR
Type
Prior Approval Solar PVS
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Not Required Prior Approval
Received
10 May 2021
Validated
10 May 2021
Decided
5 Jul 2021
Ward
Kingsholm & Wotton
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
GL1 3NN

Site history

Applications at this address on the Gloucester register

This site has had 23 applications since 2019: 16 approved, 1 refused.

  • 26/00924/CONDIT Awaiting decision

    Gloucester Royal Hospital Great Western Road Gloucester GL1 3NN

    Discharge of condition 7 (replacement tree planting) on planning permission ref. 23/00984/FUL.

    Submitted 19 Oct 2026
  • 26/00822/CONDIT Decided

    Gloucester Royal Hospital Great Western Road Gloucester GL1 3NN

    Discharge of condition 8 (Construction Management Plan) on planning permission ref. 23/00984/FUL.

    Submitted 8 Sep 2026
  • 26/00593/FUL Status unknown

    Gloucester Royal Hospital Great Western Road Gloucester GL1 3NN

    Full planning application for the construction of a new five storey hospital building (C2 use), roof top plant room, hard and soft landscaping and associated infrastructure.

    Submitted 2 Jul 2026 Full applications
  • 26/00523/CONDIT Granted

    Gloucester Royal Hospital Great Western Road Gloucester GL1 3NN

    Discharge of Condition 3 (Surface Water Drainage Strategy) of permission ref. 25/00151/FUL. Original permission was for the erection of a single-storey MRI imaging building within the London Road Entrance courtyard. Amended resubmission of refused application 26/00165/CONDIT.

    Decided 30 Sep 2026
  • 26/00165/CONDIT Refused

    Gloucester Royal Hospital Great Western Road Gloucester GL1 3NN

    Discharge of Condition 3 (Surface Water Drainage Strategy) of permission ref. 25/00151/FUL. Original permission was for the erection of a single-storey MRI imaging building within the London Road Entrance courtyard.

    Decided 28 Apr 2026 Conditions
  • 24/00425/FUL Granted

    Gloucester Royal Hospital Great Western Road Gloucester GL1 3NN

    Construction of an enclosed plantroom (UPS backup power equipment) within the courtyard of the ground floor radiology department

    Decided 25 Jul 2024 Full applications
  • 23/00984/FUL Status unknown

    Gloucester Royal Hospital Great Western Road Gloucester GL1 3NN

    The erection of an energy centre and other associated works at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital.

    Submitted 5 Dec 2023 Full applications
  • 23/00215/FUL Granted

    Gloucester Royal Hospital Great Western Road Gloucester GL1 3NN

    The integration of heat pumps to the Pathology plant room at the Gloucester Royal Hospital, Great Western Road, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL1 3NN.

    Decided 5 May 2023 Full applications
  • 23/00074/LAW Granted

    Gloucester Royal Hospital Great Western Road Gloucester GL1 3NN

    Lawful Development Certificate request for a 217sqm single storey modular unit for use as a discharge lounge at Gloucester Royal Hospital

    Decided 19 Apr 2023 Lawful development
  • 22/01141/FUL Granted

    Gloucester Royal Hospital Great Western Road Gloucester GL1 3NN

    Proposal to carry out facade works, including replacing windows, to the elevations of the tower at Gloucester Royal Hospital.

    Decided 14 Feb 2023 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 May 2021

    Received by Gloucester

  2. 5 Jul 2021

    Decision issued: Not Required Prior Approval

  3. 2 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Vital Energi Solutions Limited Agent, registered in Blackburn

Active · incorporated 2011 · Blackburn

4 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils

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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

Gloucester granted permission on 5 July 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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