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Biddulph Valley Leisure Centre , Thames Drive , Biddulph , Staffordshire , ST8 7HL

Granted Staffordshire Moorlands SMD/2023/0513 Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed

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

Proposal

Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for Installation of 50KWp Solar PV System on the existing roof of Biddulph Leisure Centre.

As published by the council, reference SMD/2023/0513

Application record

Reference
SMD/2023/0513
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed
Status
Consultations/Re-consultations issued
Decision
Granted As published: Certificate of Lawfulness - Lawful (Approved)
Received
12 Oct 2023
Validated
23 Oct 2023
Decided
15 Dec 2023
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
ST8 7HL

Site history

Applications at this address on the Staffordshire Moorlands register

This site has had 6 applications since 2019: 6 approved, 0 refused.

  • DET/2024/0024 Granted

    Biddulph Valley Leisure Centre , Thames Drive , Biddulph , Staffordshire , ST8 7HL

    Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed a Free standing GRP Substation with a 4Way LV cabinet and a GRP metering enclosure

    Decided 19 Aug 2024 Other
  • SMD/2023/0641 Granted

    Biddulph Valley Leisure Centre , Thames Drive , Biddulph , Staffordshire , ST8 7HL

    123kW Solar PV system installed on existing roof of Biddulph LC sports hall

    Decided 29 Jan 2024 Full applications
  • SMD/2023/0512 Granted

    Biddulph Valley Leisure Centre , Thames Drive , Biddulph , Staffordshire , ST8 7HL

    Addition of roof-mounted handrail to provide safe access and maintenance in preparation for solar panel installation.

    Decided 15 Dec 2023 Full applications
  • SMD/2023/0461 Granted

    Biddulph Valley Leisure Centre , Thames Drive , Biddulph , Staffordshire , ST8 7HL

    Lawful development certificate for proposed construction of a packaged plant room and compound inc concrete bases, to provide a renewable heating source for the Leisure center.

    Decided 6 Dec 2023 Lawful development
  • SMD/2019/0188 Granted

    Biddulph Valley Leisure Centre , Thames Drive , Biddulph , Staffordshire , ST8 7HL

    Proposed 1x metal secure container 8 feet x 10 at the rear of leisure centre

    Decided 29 Jul 2019 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 12 Oct 2023

    Received by Staffordshire Moorlands

  2. 23 Oct 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 15 Dec 2023

    Decision issued: Certificate of Lawfulness - Lawful (Approved)

  4. 22 Sep 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

Staffordshire Moorlands granted permission on 15 December 2023, 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 lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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