Planning application
Kirkby Stephen Grammar School Christian Head Kirkby Stephen CA17 4HA
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior Notification under schedule 2, part 14, class J, for the installation of solar panels to roofs.
As published by the council, reference 2025/2238/PASOLAR
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/2238/PASOLAR
- Type
- Prior Approval - Solar Equipment
- Status
- Determined
- Decision
- Prior Approval Not Required
- Received
- 20 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 20 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 14 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Kirkby Stephen and Tebay
- Parish
- Kirkby Stephen
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- CA17 4HA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Nov 2025
Received by Westmorland and Furness
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14 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Not Required
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Westmorland and Furness granted permission on 14 January 2026, 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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