Planning application
West Lancashire College Skelmersdale Campus College Way Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 6DX
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application for determination as to whether prior approval of details is required for the proposed installation of PV panels on two buildings (220 kWp) at West Lancashire College Skelmersdale Campus.
As published by the council, reference 2024/0764/PNR
Application record
- Reference
- 2024/0764/PNR
- Type
- Prior Notification-Renewable Energy
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- PNR Details Approved
- Received
- 10 Sep 2024
- Validated
- 11 Sep 2024
- Decided
- 29 Oct 2024
- Ward
- Tanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre Ward
- Parish
- Unparished - Skelmersdale
- Decision by
- Prior Notification 56 days
- Postcode
- WN8 6DX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Sep 2024
Received by West Lancashire
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11 Sep 2024
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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29 Oct 2024
Decision issued: PNR Details Approved
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24 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
West Lancashire granted permission on 29 October 2024, 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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