Planning application · Solar · Milton Keynes
Dawson Rentals Vans, Dawson Road - Solar Carport Canopy & BESS
Awaiting Construction0.3 MWApplication 24/00696/FULSubmitted 16 April 2024Granted 28 May 2024
The application
- Application number
- 24/00696/FUL
- Planning authority
- Milton Keynes
- County or area
- Buckinghamshire
- Nation
- England
- Technology
- Solar
- Capacity
- 0.3 MW
- Status
- Awaiting Construction (Planning Permission Granted)
- Operator or applicant
- Dawson Rental Vans Limited
- Location
- Dawson Rentals Vans, Dawson Road, Milton Keynes, MK1 1JN
Timeline
- 16 April 2024 Planning application submitted
- 28 May 2024 Planning permission granted
- 28 May 2027 Planning permission expired Date as recorded in the register
Preview of the planning evidence pack for this site
The pack for this site lists 89 comparable solar incidents in the United Kingdom, nearest first. The nearest is EIR-1493, Solar panels catch fire on Bedford warehouse roof, 26 km from this site.
| Reference | Year | Incident | From the site | Severity |
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| EIR-1493 | 2026 | Solar panels catch fire on Bedford warehouse roof | 26 km | Minor |
| EIR-1448 | 2026 | Roof fire at new-build house with solar panels in Wellingborough | 33 km | Significant |
| EIR-1545 | 2024 | Fire involving solar panels on a building under construction in Kettering | 43 km | Minor |
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In the full packWhat the planning evidence pack adds for this application
The pack is made for Dawson Rentals Vans, Dawson Road - Solar Carport Canopy & BESS from the register and the government planning database: every comparable incident, nearest first, with its sources; the schemes refused, withdrawn or taken to appeal within 40 km, your council first; and the fire service guidance each incident bears on. One fixed, dated file, as a PDF, a web page and a Word document.
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