Planning application
GRANGE PARK SCHOOL, BOROUGH GREEN ROAD, WROTHAM, SEVENOAKS, TN15 7RD
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior Approval for the installation of Solar equipment on non-domestic premises under Class J of Part 14 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (GPDO) (as amended): 65.5kWp solar PV system consisting of 144 modules, on one roof at Grange Park School
As published by the council, reference 25/01716/PA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01716/PA
- Type
- PD solar equipment non-domestic premises
- Status
- Prior Approval Not Required
- Decision
- Prior Approval Not Required
- Received
- 16 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 21 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 2 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Pilgrims With Ightham
- Parish
- Wrotham
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN15 7RD
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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25/01716/PDV14J Granted
Grange Park School, Borough Green Road, Wrotham, Sevenoaks, TN15 7RD
Prior Approval for the installation of Solar equipment on non-domestic premises under Class J of Part 14 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (GPDO) (as amended): 65.5kWp solar PV system consisting of 144 modules, on one roof at Grange Park School
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Oct 2025
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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21 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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2 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Prior Approval Not Required
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8 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tonbridge and Malling granted permission on 2 December 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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