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

2017/1725/VRCVariation or Removal of ConditionsApproved

Discharge / amendments

Approved on 28 September 2017

Council decision: Approval with ConditionsWard Member

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Application for variation of conditions 1 and 4 of planning consent 2016/2827/VRC (relating to the approved solar farm) to allow alteration to the landscaping scheme.

Received: 22 June 2017
Decision level: Ward Member
Public comments: 5
Council: Mendip
Ward: Shepton East

ReceivedReceived22 Jun
ValidatedValidated6 Jul
Consult.Consultation10 Aug
TargetTarget Date5 Oct
DecidedDecided28 Sep

Decided in 84 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 98 days, 7 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: Shepton Mallet Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated: 6 July 2017
Consultation expiry: 10 August 2017
Consultation start: 20 July 2017
Consultation end: 10 August 2017
Neighbour consultation start: 20 July 2017
Neighbour consultation end: 10 August 2017
Target decision date: 5 October 2017
Decision issued: 5 October 2017
Permission expires: 5 October 2020

Applicant and agent

Agent: AECOM
Agent address: Plumer House Tailyour Road PLYMOUTH PL6 5DH

Planning decision

Statutory period: 91 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 27 July 2017
Advertisement expiry: 10 August 2017

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-06166970
Documents: 6
Constraints: 4

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.

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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Associated applications

2017
22 Jun
Application for variation of conditions 1 and 4 of planning consent 2016/2827/VRC
This applicationApproval with ConditionsVariation of conditions (s73)2017/1725/VRC
2016
14 Nov
Application for variation of condition 2 on planning consent 2014/1929/VRC
Approval with ConditionsVariation of conditions (s73)Part of2016/2827/VRC

Planning history at this site

7 other applications at this property, newest first.

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