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Bridge School Primary Campus Sprites Lane Pinewood Ipswich Suffolk IP8 3ND

Granted Mid Suffolk DC/25/04185 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 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

  1. 22 Sep 2025

    Received by Mid Suffolk

  2. 21 Oct 2025

    Decision issued: Formal Approval NOT Reqd

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

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Luke Strange Architecture Ltd Agent, an architecture practice

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Documents

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12 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

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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