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26/P/0952/LDP - s192 Lawful use/development-proposed Approved

Proposal

Certificate of lawful development for the proposed installation of roof-mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) panels connected to the residential flats within the building. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
6 May 2026
Approved
30 Jun 2026

Approved on 30 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Site constraints 3

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Clevedon built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Application type
s192 Lawful use/development-proposed
Postcode
BS21 7UD
Received
6 May 2026
Validated
6 May 2026
Ward
Clevedon East
Parish
Clevedon
Case officer
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Target decision
1 Jul 2026
Decision
Approve (Lawful)
Decision date
30 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
SunGift Solar

How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, about the council's usual 54 days. Approved, as 84% of lawful development certificates here are.

86%decided within 8 weeks
84%approved
85decided in the last year

Plota live figures for lawful development certificates decided by North Somerset in the last twelve months, from validation. North Somerset decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Env. assessment
No
North Somerset
Planning Authority Score
6.4/10
Average
#83 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

North Somerset is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #96 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (93%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
North Somerset decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #137 of 296
93%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #134 of 296
73%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #96 of 296
34%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #88 of 296
74%
Minor dwellings approved
135 decided (1-9 homes)
95%
Major dwellings approved
19 decided (10+ homes)
85%
Change of use approved
52 decided
1,139
Total decisions
128 refused in the year to March 2026