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Parcel 2882, Water Lane, Paulton, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset

24/03894/FULFull ApplicationApproved
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Approved on 8 May 2025

Council decision: DeferPlanning committee21 conditions

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Proposal

Temporary installation of ground-mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) farm with battery storage along with continued agricultural use, ancillary infrastructure and security fencing, landscaping provision, ecological enhancements and associated works.

Received
16 October 2024
Decision level
Planning committee
Ward
Midsomer Norton North
  1. Received16 Oct
  2. Validated21 Oct
  3. Consult.8 Apr
  4. Target9 May
  5. Decided8 May

Decided in 199 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a solar installation at Parcel 2882, Water Lane, Paulton, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset,. Bath has handled 2,088 applications of this type. This one was decided in 204 days, 22 weeks longer than Bath's typical decision time. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 20 applications across Midsomer Norton North.

92% of full applications at Bath and North East Somerset Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Midsomer Norton

Planning application dates

Date validated
21 October 2024
Consultation expiry
8 April 2025
Consultation start
23 May 2025
Consultation end
8 April 2025
Neighbour consultation start
23 May 2025
Target decision date
9 May 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent address
C/o Ms Chloe Brown 203 Westminster Bridge Road London SE1 7FR

Planning decision

Statutory period
200 days

Publicity

Last advertised
31 October 2024
Site notice start
14 November 2024

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12859570
UPRN
010094954029
Documents
98

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2023
    10 Oct

    Request for an EIA Screening Opinion for a Solar Farm

    PendingPre-App - EIA Screening Opinion23/03814/SCREEN

Source: Bath

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