Planning application
Sainsbury's Heaton Retail Park Heaton Park Road Manchester M9 0QS
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior approval for the installation of flat roof-mounted solar PV installation at Sainsbury's Heaton Park, 648 modules are designed for the system, each panel is rated at 455W, totalling a system size of 294.84kW
As published by the council, reference NOT-2026-000359
Application record
- Reference
- NOT-2026-000359
- Type
- Prior approval Part 14 Class J: Installation or alteration etc of solar equipment on non-domestic premises
- Status
- Final
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve
- Received
- 15 May 2026
- Validated
- 15 May 2026
- Decided
- 29 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Higher Blackley
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- M9 0QS
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 May 2026
Received by Manchester
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29 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Approve
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20 Jul 2026
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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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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Manchester granted permission on 29 June 2026, 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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