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Greenfield E-Act Primary Academy Novers Lane Bristol BS4 1QW

23/02674/REPrior Notification - Renewable energyApproved
Outline / PiP

Approved on 30 August 2023

Council decision: Prior Approval GIVENDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Installation of roof mounted solar PV panels with a system capacity of 38.38 kWp, including all associated ancillary infrastructure.

Received
5 July 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Filwood
  1. Received5 Jul
  2. Validated5 Jul
  3. Consult.21 Aug
  4. Target30 Aug
  5. Decided30 Aug

Decided in 56 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is an outline application for a solar installation at Greenfield E-Act Primary Academy Novers Lane Bristol BS4 1QW. Bristol has handled 1,217 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days, 2 weeks longer than Bristol's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 35 applications across Filwood. We hold 1,126 applications in total for the BS4 postcode area.

83% of outline 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

Postcode
BS4 1QW
Application type
Prior Notification - Renewable energy
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Filwood, Knowle And Windmill Hill

Planning application dates

Date validated
5 July 2023
Consultation expiry
30 August 2023
Neighbour consultation end
21 August 2023
Target decision date
30 August 2023

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice end
30 August 2023

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12226773
Documents
7
Constraints
3

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)
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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