New Row Farm Yelling Mill Lane Downside Shepton Mallet BA4 4JT

2016/2827/VRCVariation or Removal of ConditionsApproved

Discharge / amendments

Approved on 26 January 2017

Council decision: Approval with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

Application for variation of condition 2 on planning consent 2014/1929/VRC to extend the permitted operational period of the solar farm by 5 years (to a total of 30 years from the 'First Export Date', expiring 31st March 2044).

Received: 14 November 2016
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 1
Council: Mendip
Ward: Ashwick, Chilcompton And Stratton
Agent: Lightsource Renewable Energy Ltd

ReceivedReceived14 Nov
ValidatedValidated14 Nov
Consult.Consultation23 Dec
TargetTarget Date13 Feb
DecidedDecided26 Jan

Decided in 73 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an application to vary a condition at New Row Farm Yelling Mill Lane Downside Shepton Mallet BA4 4JT. Mendip has handled 961 applications of this type. This one was decided in 73 days, 3 weeks longer than Mendip's typical decision time. There have been 7 other applications at this address. We hold 469 applications in total for the BA4 postcode area.

94% of conditions 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: BA4 4JT
Application type: Variation or Removal of Conditions
Scale / size: Medium
Parish: Ashwick Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated: 14 November 2016
Consultation expiry: 23 December 2016
Consultation start: 2 December 2016
Consultation end: 23 December 2016
Neighbour consultation start: 2 December 2016
Neighbour consultation end: 23 December 2016
Target decision date: 13 February 2017
Decision issued: 27 January 2017
Permission expires: 27 January 2020

Applicant and agent

Agent: Lightsource Renewable Energy Ltd
Agent address: Level 7 33 Holborn London EC1N 2HU

Planning decision

Statutory period: 91 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 8 December 2016
Advertisement expiry: 22 December 2016

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-05616685
Documents: 2
Constraints: 2

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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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Associated applications

2016
14 Nov
Application for variation of condition 2 on planning consent 2014/1929/VRC
This applicationApproval with ConditionsVariation of conditions (s73)2016/2827/VRC
2014
19 Sep
Application for variation of condition 2 (drawing number - relating to the transformer plan) and 14 (surface…
Approval with ConditionsVariation of conditions (s73)Part of2014/1929/VRC

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