Pyle Farm, Marl Pits Lane, Trudoxhill, Frome, BA11 5DL

2011/2743Full ApplicationApproved

Full

Approved on 12 April 2012

Council decision: Approval with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Installation of a solar photovoltaic array and associated equipment and fencing.

Received: 29 October 2011
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Mendip
Ward: Postlebury
Agent: Laurence Associates

ReceivedReceived29 Oct
ValidatedValidated15 Feb
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date11 Apr
DecidedDecided12 Apr

Decided in 57 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a solar installation at Pyle Farm, Marl Pits Lane, Trudoxhill, Frome, BA11 5DL. Mendip has handled 2,969 applications of this type. This one was decided in 166 days, 17 weeks longer than Mendip's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,499 applications in total for the BA11 postcode area.

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

Postcode: BA11 5DL
Application type: Full Application
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Trudoxhill Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated: 15 February 2012
Consultation expiry: 23 February 2012
Target decision date: 11 April 2012
Permission expires: 12 April 2015

Applicant and agent

Agent: Laurence Associates
Agent address: Lemon House 14-15 Lemon Street Truro Cornwall TR1 2LS

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 23 February 2012

Additional information

Comments: 0
Documents: 6
Constraints: 1

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

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 (22)

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, 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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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