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Unit B1, Quays Office Park Conference Avenue Portishead BS20 7LZ

26/P/0031/SJAPrior App Part 14J non-domestic solarApproved
Outline / PiP

Approved on 10 March 2026

Council decision: Prior approval - required and grantDelegated (officer decision)3 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Prior approval for the installation of 36no. Photovoltaic Solar Panels to the roof

Received
7 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Council
North Somerset
Ward
Portishead East
  1. Received7 Jan
  2. Validated15 Jan
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided10 Mar

Decided in 54 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application for a solar installation at Unit B1, Quays Office Park Conference Avenue Portishead BS20 7LZ. North Somerset has handled 683 applications of this type. This one was decided in 62 days, 6 days longer than North Somerset's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 16 applications across Portishead East. We hold 1,577 applications in total for the BS20 postcode area.

73% of outline applications at North Somerset were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
BS20 7LZ
Application type
Prior App Part 14J non-domestic solar
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Portishead

Planning application dates

Date validated
15 January 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Cushman & Wakefield
Agent address
1 Colmore Square Birmingham West Midlands B4 6AJ

Additional information

Documents
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© 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: North Somerset

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