We The Curious One Millenium Square Anchor Road Bristol BS1 5DB
Proposal
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed installation of 296No. roof mounted solar PV panels of total installed capacity 146.52kWp.
- Received
- 14 February 2023
- Decided
- 6 April 2023 · Application Withdrawn
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Bristol City Council
- Ward
- Hotwells & Harbourside
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- ReceivedSubmitted14 Feb
- ValidatedValidated14 Feb
- Consult.Consultation17 Mar
- TargetTarget Date11 Apr
- DecidedDecided6 Apr
Decided in 51 days (council typically 42)
This is an outline application for a solar installation at We The Curious One Millenium Square Anchor Road Bristol BS1 5DB. Bristol has handled 1,217 applications of this type and approves 86% of them, typically deciding them in 44 days. This one was decided in 51 days, 7 days longer than Bristol's median. The site is in the City Docks conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 87 applications across Hotwells & Harbourside. We hold 859 applications in total for the BS1 postcode area.
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Planning history at this site
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202611 Sep
4 x large-scale outdoor murals on the West Vent Towers in Millennium Square.
PendingApplication26/13602/A - 202516 Sep
Works involve. Main Building - Overlay failed single ply roof coverings with a layer of insulation and felt…
ApprovedListed building consent25/14014/LB - 202314 Apr
Installation of 296no. solar panels with a total installed capacity of 146.52kWp on a flat roof, to replace a…
ApprovedFull Planning23/01530/F - 202314 Apr
Installation of 296no. solar panels with a total installed capacity of 146.52kWp on a flat roof, to replace a…
ApprovedListed building consent23/01531/LA
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Conservation area: City Docks
- Listed building: Grade II: Attached Wall, Piers and Gates to North of Transit Shed EOn this site · +6 more
- Article 4 direction: Ashley Ward, Cabot Ward, Clifton East Ward, Cotham Ward and Lawrence Hill Ward (1999 ward…
Also checked, none recorded (21)
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