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Westbourne Academy Marlow Road Ipswich Suffolk IP1 5JN

Granted Ipswich 24/00700/P3SPA Prior Approval Solar PV

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

Proposal

Prior notification for the proposed installation of a solar canopy.

As published by the council, reference 24/00700/P3SPA

Application record

Reference
24/00700/P3SPA
Type
Prior Approval Solar PV
Status
Prior Approval Required and Approved
Decision
Permitted
Received
18 Sep 2024
Validated
24 Sep 2024
Decided
12 Nov 2024
Ward
WHITEHOUSE
Parish
Northwest Area
Postcode
IP1 5JN

Site history

Applications at this address on the Ipswich register

This site has had 3 applications since 2023: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • 24/00731/CON Granted

    Westbourne Academy Marlow Road Ipswich Suffolk IP1 5JN

    Discharge of Condition 5 (community use agreement prepared) and 9 (noise management plan) of planning permission 23/00279/FUL: Creation of a 3G Artificial Grass Pitch (AGP) with perimeter fencing, hardstanding areas, storage container, floodlights, an access footpath and associated bund.

    Decided 28 Nov 2024 Conditions
  • 23/00814/FUL Granted

    Westbourne Academy Marlow Road Ipswich Suffolk IP1 5JN

    Installation of 14 x two-car solar panel canopies within the school car park for the purposes of electric vehicle charging.

    Decided 7 Feb 2024 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 18 Sep 2024

    Received by Ipswich

  2. 24 Sep 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 12 Nov 2024

    Decision issued: Permitted

  4. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

3 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Ipswich granted permission on 12 November 2024, 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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