We The Curious One Millenium Square Anchor Road Bristol BS1 5DB
Proposal
Installation of 296no. solar panels with a total installed capacity of 146.52kWp on a flat roof, to replace a previously consented fire damaged solar PV system that was installed in 2012.
- Received
- 14 April 2023
- Decided
- 14 June 2023 · GRANTED subject to condition(s)
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Bristol City Council
- Ward
- Hotwells & Harbourside
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- ReceivedSubmitted14 Apr
- ValidatedValidated14 Apr
- Consult.Consultation19 May
- TargetTarget Date9 Jun
- DecidedDecided14 Jun
Decided in 61 days (council typically 42)
This is a heritage application for a solar installation at We The Curious One Millenium Square Anchor Road Bristol BS1 5DB. Bristol has handled 944 applications of this type and approves 86% of them, typically deciding them in 67 days. This one was decided in 61 days, 6 days quicker than Bristol's median. The site is in the City Docks conservation area, with 3 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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Associated applications
- 202314 Apr
Installation of 296no. solar panels with a total installed capacity of 146.52kWp on a flat roof, to replace a…
ApprovedFull PlanningFiled alongside23/01530/F - 202314 Apr
Installation of 296no. solar panels with a total installed capacity of 146.52kWp on a flat roof, to replace a…
This applicationApprovedHeritage23/01531/LA
Planning history at this site
3 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 Feb
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed installation of 296No. roof mounted…
WithdrawnPrior Notification - Renewable energy23/00647/RE
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)
flood storage areas, 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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