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Charlton Factory Kilver Street Shepton Mallet Somerset BA4 5NF

2025/0789/PCSPrior App Inst/Alt/Rep Solar on Non-DomAwaiting decision
Outline / PiP
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

The installation of 662No. roof mounted solar PV panels of total installed capacity 301.21kWp

Received
25 April 2025
Decision due
20 June 2025
Public comments
1
Council
Mendip
Ward
Shepton Mallet Division
Agent
Solarsense UK Ltd
  1. Received25 Apr
  2. Validated25 Apr
  3. Consult.
  4. Target20 Jun
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is an outline application for a solar installation at Charlton Factory Kilver Street Shepton Mallet Somerset BA4 5NF. Mendip has handled 535 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 25 April 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Shepton Mallet conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 40 applications across Shepton Mallet Division. We hold 469 applications in total for the BA4 postcode area.

77% of outline 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 5NF
Application type
Prior App Inst/Alt/Rep Solar on Non-Dom
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Shepton Mallet Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
25 April 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Solarsense UK Ltd
Agent address
Solarsense UK Ltd Unit 1A Tweed Road Clevedon BS21 6RR

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13966398
Documents
8
Constraints
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Conservation area: Shepton Mallet
  • 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 (20)

flood storage 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Mendip

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