The Guildhall Fore Street Chard Somerset TA20 1PP

23/01510/LBCListed Building ConsentApproved

Approved on 22 August 2023

Council decision: Application Permitted with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

The Installation of two arrays of PV solar panels (16 + 12) to the rear buildings west facing roof slopes

Received: 8 June 2023
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 1
Council: South Somerset
Ward: CHARD SOUTH
Agent: Acre Survey & Design Ltd

ReceivedReceived8 Jun
ValidatedValidated27 Jun
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date22 Aug
DecidedDecided22 Aug

Decided in 56 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a heritage application for a solar installation at The Guildhall Fore Street Chard Somerset TA20 1PP. South Somerset has handled 1,678 applications of this type. This one was decided in 75 days, 5 weeks longer than South Somerset's typical decision time. The site is in the Chard conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 10 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 36 applications across CHARD SOUTH. We hold 1,867 applications in total for the TA20 postcode area.

97% of heritage applications at South Somerset were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 6 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode: TA20 1PP
Application type: Listed Building Consent
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Chard Town

Planning application dates

Date validated: 27 June 2023
Target decision date: 22 August 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent: Acre Survey & Design Ltd
Agent address: Acre House 14 Helmstedt Way Chard TA20 1DQ

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-12187120
Documents: 17

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Chard
Listed building: Grade II*: The GuildhallOn this site · +2 more
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, 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.

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Associated applications

2023
8 Jun
The Installation of two arrays of PV solar panels (16 + 12) to the rear buildings west facing roof slopes
Application Permitted with ConditionsFull ApplicationFiled alongside23/01509/FUL
2023
8 Jun
The Installation of two arrays of PV solar panels (16 + 12) to the rear buildings west facing roof slopes
This applicationApplication Permitted with ConditionsListed building consent23/01510/LBC

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Source: South Somerset

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