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Installation of a 420.24kWp Solar Photovoltaics array on the roof of Tesco.
Reference: 26/00701/SPN Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
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23 Apr 2026 29 Apr 2026 5 May 2026 14 May 2026 26 May 2026 Standard Consultation Expiry Date Past published deadline A published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council source 4 Jun 2026 Latest Site Notice Expiry Date Past published deadline A published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council source 23 Jun 2026 24 Jun 2026 24 Jun 2026 Determination Deadline Past published deadline A published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council source 24 Jun 2029 Permission Expiry Date Published deadline A published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
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Status Decided
Application type Solar Power Notification
Received 23 Apr 2026
Validated 29 Apr 2026
Determination deadline 24 Jun 2026
Local authority Wakefield Metropolitan District Council Timeline Overview Location Documents Decision Application overview Installation of a 420.24kWp Solar Photovoltaics array on the roof of Tesco.
Proposal details
Reference 26/00701/SPN
Ward Hemsworth
Parish Hemsworth
Agent Miss Thea Oxley Application location Tesco Market Street Hemsworth Pontefract WF9 4JY
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