Planning application
Bridge School Primary Campus Sprites Lane Pinewood Ipswich Suffolk IP8 3ND
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 of other Solar Photovoltaics (PV) equipment on the Roofs on Non-domestic Buildings. The 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/25/04185
Application record
- Reference
- DC/25/04185
- Type
- Prior Approval Solar Install NonDomestic
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Formal Approval NOT Reqd
- Received
- 22 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 22 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 21 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Sproughton & Pinewood
- Parish
- Pinewood
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- IP8 3ND
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Sep 2025
Received by Mid Suffolk
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21 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Formal Approval NOT Reqd
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9 Aug 2026
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Luke Strange Architecture Ltd Agent, an architecture practice
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Mid Suffolk granted permission on 21 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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