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Thomas Gainsborough School Wells Hall Road Great Cornard Sudbury Suffolk CO10 0NH

Granted Mid Suffolk DC/25/03768 Prior Approval Solar Install NonDomestic

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

Proposal

Application to determine if Prior Approval is required for a proposed: Installation, Alteration or Replacement of Solar Photovoltaics (PV) on roofs of Non Domestic Buildings. Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development )(England) Order 2015 as amended Schedule 2, Part 14 Class J - Proposed roof mounted solar panels

As published by the council, reference DC/25/03768

Application record

Reference
DC/25/03768
Type
Prior Approval Solar Install NonDomestic
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Formal Approval NOT Reqd
Received
26 Aug 2025
Validated
26 Aug 2025
Decided
20 Oct 2025
Ward
Great Cornard
Parish
Great Cornard
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
CO10 0NH

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 Aug 2025

    Received by Mid Suffolk

  2. 20 Oct 2025

    Decision issued: Formal Approval NOT Reqd

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Luke Strange Architecture Ltd Agent, an architecture practice

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Documents

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16 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Mid Suffolk granted permission on 20 October 2025, 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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