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Sainsbury's Heaton Retail Park Heaton Park Road Manchester M9 0QS

Granted Manchester NOT-2026-000359 Prior approval Part 14 Class J: Installation or alteration etc of solar equipment on non-domestic premises

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
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

  1. 15 May 2026

    Received by Manchester

  2. 29 Jun 2026

    Decision issued: Approve

  3. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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

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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