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Numatic International Ltd Millfield Industrial Estate Millfield Chard Somerset TA20 2GB

26/01535/PAPVPrior Approval Solar Photovoltaics (PV)Approved
Outline / PiP

Approved on 6 August 2026

Council decision: Application Permitted with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)1 condition

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Prior Approval for the proposed installation of 943 solar panels on the roof of non-domestic building.

Received
2 July 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Somerset
Ward
CHARD SOUTH
  1. Received2 Jul
  2. Validated2 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target27 Aug
  5. Decided6 Aug

Decided in 35 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is an outline application for a solar installation at Numatic International Ltd Millfield Industrial Estate Millfield Chard Somerset TA20 2GB. South Somerset has handled 637 applications of this type. This one was decided in 35 days, 7 days quicker than South Somerset's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application 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.

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
TA20 2GB
Application type
Prior Approval Solar Photovoltaics (PV)
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Chard Town

Planning application dates

Date validated
2 July 2026
Target decision date
27 August 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
SunGift Solar
Agent address
SunGift Solar K S House Pinhoe Trading Estate Exeter Devon EX4 8JN GB

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-15057078
Comments
0
Documents
7

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Axe SACApplies 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.

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.

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

Source: South Somerset

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