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Perrys Bridge Farm, Perry Hill, Lydford on Fosse

2011/0869Full ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 29 July 2011

Council decision: Approval with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Erection of ground mounted solar panels for use on farm and connection to the National Grid.

Received
5 April 2011
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
Mendip
Ward
Butleigh And Baltonsborough
  1. Received5 Apr
  2. Validated16 Jun
  3. Consult.
  4. Target11 Aug
  5. Decided29 Jul

Decided in 43 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a solar installation at Perrys Bridge Farm, Perry Hill, Lydford on Fosse. Mendip has handled 2,969 applications of this type. This one was decided in 115 days, 9 weeks longer than Mendip's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address.

93% of full applications at Mendip 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
Small
Parish
Lydford-On-Fosse Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
16 June 2011
Target decision date
11 August 2011
Permission expires
29 July 2014

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
5
Constraints
2

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Brue CatchmentApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • 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 (21)

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, 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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