Blue Diamond Garden Centre Fosse Way East Bridgford Nottinghamshire NG13 8LA Data via plota.co.uk

26/00953/PA14J - Prior Approval Part 14 Class J Approved

Proposal

The application is to install rooftop PV modules at the EB Garden Centre. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Jun 2026
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Consultation
28 Jul 2026
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Approved
28 Jul 2026

Approved on 28 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 29 Jul 2026

Site constraints 4

Green belt: Derby and Nottingham
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 2. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Coalfield, development low risk area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Rushcliffe
Application type
Prior Approval Part 14 Class J
Postcode
NG13 8LA
Received
3 Jun 2026
Validated
3 Jun 2026
Ward
East Bridgford
Parish
East Bridgford
Case officer
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Target decision
29 Jul 2026
Decision
Prior Approval Not Required
Decision date
28 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, 20 days faster than Rushcliffe's median of 75 for commercial premises. Approved, as 89% of commercial premises here are.

46%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
40decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial premises decided by Rushcliffe in the last twelve months, from validation. Rushcliffe decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
4 Jun 2026
Consultation
28 Jul 2026
Comments by
7 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
9 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
29 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No
Rushcliffe
Planning Authority Score
3.8/10
Below average
#208 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Rushcliffe is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #233 out of 296. 50% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Rushcliffe decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #91 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #89 of 296
51%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #233 of 296
50%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #227 of 296
78%
Minor dwellings approved
74 decided (1-9 homes)
90%
Major dwellings approved
20 decided (10+ homes)
100%
Change of use approved
13 decided
761
Total decisions
60 refused in the year to March 2026