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Search the Public Notice PortalA DEPOT used by a council's waste management and other services may be set to install more than 100 solar panels.
The site, Hardshaw Brook Depot, in Parr Street, St Helens, houses multiple council services such as waste collection, highways maintenance, and community safety.
Optimus Facilities has applied for prior notification from St Helens Borough Council to install the photovoltaic panels on two buildings, intending the project to form part of wider decarbonisation efforts.
The depot is run by the council and helps with its recycling and waste collection services, alongside other community services.
The planning application for this solar panel initiative is currently under review, awaiting a decision on whether further approval is needed before commencement.
If cleared, this project would see 105 new solar panels installed on the roofs of existing buildings in the depot.
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Individually, each panel has a power capacity of 500W.
The move aims to support the depot's decarbonisation works, potentially reducing its carbon footprint.
Planning application
Industry rules allow the installation of these panels under certain conditions, as set out in Schedule 2, Part 14, Class J of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015.
According to this regulation, adding solar equipment to non-domestic premises is generally permitted, subject to local council approval.
Cassidy + Ashton, a planning and architecture firm, recently submitted documentation supporting the initiative.
As per the plans, the panels, which are each expected to measure 2094mm x 1134mm, will be mounted on the roofs of the workshop and office buildings within the depot complex.
These buildings are situated to the south of the entrance, off Parr Street.
St Helens Borough Council has not yet decided on whether the solar panel installation will go ahead.
The proposed solar panel installation at Hardshaw Brook Depot is more than just an energy initiative.
This move is part of a broader strategy to lessen the depot's environmental impact and support council operations becoming more sustainable.
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