Adm Protexin Unit E Lopen Head South Petherton Somerset TA13 5JH
Approved on 23 June 2025
Council decision: Application Permitted with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Notification for prior approval for the installation of a solar photovoltaic system on the roof of premises
- Received
- 16 May 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- South Somerset
- Ward
- SOUTH PETHERTON AND ISLEMOOR
- ReceivedReceived16 May
- ValidatedValidated23 May
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date18 Jul
- DecidedDecided23 Jun
Decided in 31 days (council typically 42)
About this application
This is an outline application for a solar installation at Adm Protexin Unit E Lopen Head South Petherton Somerset TA13 5JH. South Somerset has handled 637 applications of this type. This one was decided in 38 days, 4 days quicker than South Somerset's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 98 applications across SOUTH PETHERTON AND ISLEMOOR. We hold 249 applications in total for the TA13 postcode area.
88% of outline 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
- TA13 5JH
- Application type
- Prior Approval Solar Photovoltaics (PV)
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Lopen
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 23 May 2025
- Target decision date
- 18 July 2025
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- SunGift Solar
- Agent address
- K S House Pinhoe Trading Estate Exeter Devon EX4 8JN United Kingdom
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Nutrient neutrality catchment: Parrett 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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Source: South Somerset
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