Land To The West And East Of The Strawberry Line Brinsea Road Congresbury
Approved on 22 May 2026
Council decision: Approve30 conditions
Proposal
Section 73 application to vary conditions 2, 6, 9 and 23, alongside the removal of conditions 29 and 30 attached to planning permission 25/P/0809/FUL (Ground mounted photovoltaic solar farm together with Battery Energy Storage, associated equipment, infrastructure and ancillary works with new substation off Drove Way) to allow for additional solar arrays to be sited within the area labelled 'Field 6' alongside confirmation that the approved substation is not required to be decommissioned alongside the rest of the project after 40 years from first export.
- Received
- 19 December 2025
- Council
- North Somerset
- Ward
- Congresbury And Puxton
- ReceivedReceived19 Dec
- ValidatedValidated5 Jan
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided22 May
Decided in 137 days
About this application
This is a planning application for a solar installation at Land To The West And East Of The Strawberry Line Brinsea Road Congresbury. North Somerset has handled 17,045 applications of this type. This one was decided in 137 days, 12 weeks longer than North Somerset's typical decision time. There have been 8 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 94 applications across Congresbury And Puxton.
Application details
- Parish
- Congresbury
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 5 January 2026
Planning decision
- Case officer
- John Warren
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ApplicationFiled alongside25/P/0897/EA1
Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Source: North Somerset
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- Western Ecology Limited · Named in the conditions: Ecological Report
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