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Land Between M5 And M49 Lawrence Weston Road Bristol

15/00502/FFull PlanningApproved
Full

Approved on 17 June 2015

Council decision: GRANTED subject to condition(s)Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Erection of two electrically separate utility scale ground mounted solar photovoltaic electricity generators (solar parks) each of 4.2MWp capacity. The solar parks will consist of rows of framework mounted solar panels and ancillary electrical services buildings and enclosures; CCTV and weather sensor masts; access trackways; and security fencing and access gates with a perimeter security alarm system (Major Application).The solar parks will be set within existing hedgerow and drainage ditch field boundaries. A temporary 25 year operational planning consent is sought with no change of use.

Received
1 February 2015
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Avonmouth
  1. Received1 Feb
  2. Validated16 Feb
  3. Consult.24 Mar
  4. Target18 May
  5. Decided17 Jun

Decided in 121 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Land Between M5 And M49 Lawrence Weston Road Bristol. Bristol has handled 4,736 applications of this type. This one was decided in 136 days, 13 weeks longer than Bristol's typical decision time. There have been 4 other applications at this address.

88% of full applications at Bristol City Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 6 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type
Full Planning
Scale / size
Medium
District
Avonmouth And Kingsweston

Planning application dates

Date validated
16 February 2015
Consultation expiry
1 April 2015
Consultation start
3 March 2015
Consultation end
24 March 2015
Target decision date
18 May 2015
Permission expires
17 June 2018

Applicant and agent

Architect profile
ALANDEM CONSULTING LIMITED

Planning decision

Statutory period
91 days

Publicity

Last advertised
11 March 2015
Advertisement expiry
1 April 2015
Site notice start
11 March 2015
Site notice end
1 April 2015

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-03875858
Documents
37
Constraints
8

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, 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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Associated applications

  1. 2025
    7 Jul

    Application for approval of details reserved by condition 4 of permission 24/02417/X

    Condition application decidedDischarge of conditions25/12996/COND
  2. 2021
    23 Aug

    Application for a non-material amendment following grant of planning permission 15/00502/F

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentAmendment21/04608/NMA
  3. 2016
    12 Apr

    Application for a non-material amendment to allow construction of the south solar park so that it only…

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentAmendment16/01925/NMA
  4. 2016
    30 Mar

    Application to approved details in relation to condition 3(Construction Environmental Management Plan) 4…

    Condition application decidedDischarge of conditions16/01640/COND
  5. 2015
    1 Feb

    Erection of two electrically separate utility scale ground mounted solar photovoltaic electricity generators…

    This applicationApprovedFull15/00502/F

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