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Newley Farm, Upcott, Bishops Hull

05/13/0035Full Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 27 August 2013

Proposal

ERECTION OF A SILAGE CLAMP BUILDING WITH PHOTOVOLTAIC ROOF PANELS, CONCRETE APRONS AND SILAGE EFFLUENT STORAGE TANKS AT NEWLEY FARM, UPCOTT, BISHOPS HULL (PHASE 2 OF 3)

Received
2 July 2013
Council
Taunton Deane
  1. Received2 Jul
  2. Validated3 Jul
  3. Consult.29 Jul
  4. Target28 Aug
  5. Decided27 Aug

Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a solar installation at NEWLEY FARM, UPCOTT, BISHOPS HULL. Taunton Deane has handled 2,154 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. There have been 5 other applications at this address.

91% of full applications at Taunton Deane were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Bishops Hull

Planning application dates

Date validated
3 July 2013
Consultation expiry
29 July 2013
Consultation start
8 July 2013
Consultation end
29 July 2013
Target decision date
28 August 2013

Applicant and agent

Agent address
2 BOVEY COTTAGES WATERROW TAUNTON TA4 2BA

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
16

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Tone 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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.

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