Planning application
1 Ferrous Way, IRLAM, MANCHESTER, M44 5FS
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 the installation of roof mounted solar PV array (397 kWp capacity)
As published by the council, reference NOT/2025/0052
Application record
- Reference
- NOT/2025/0052
- Type
- Prior approval Part 14 Class J: Installation or alteration etc of solar equipment on non-domestic premises
- Status
- Closed
- Decision
- Prior Approval Not Required
- Received
- 22 Jan 2025
- Validated
- 22 Jan 2025
- Decided
- 19 Mar 2025
- Ward
- Cadishead and Lower Irlam Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- M44 5FS
Site history
Applications at this address on the Salford register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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NOT/2025/1338 Granted
1 Ferrous Way, IRLAM, MANCHESTER, M44 5FS
Application to determine if prior approval is required for the installation of roof mounted solar PV array (236.61 kWp capacity)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Jan 2025
Received by Salford
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19 Mar 2025
Decision issued: Prior Approval Not Required
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27 Aug 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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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Salford granted permission on 19 March 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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