Land At Hill Court Farm Upper Hill Berkeley Data via plota.co.uk

P26/00327/RVC - Removal Var Con Sec73 Approved

Proposal

Variation of conditions 3,4,5,6,7,9,11,12,15,17 and 18 attached to to amend the wording of each condition as detailed in the submitted Planning Statement. Variation of conditions 2, 10 and 20 attached to planning permission to replace approved plan no. - PLE 01 Rev 09 Berkeley external layout plan with plan no. LCS059-PLE-01 Rev 12, and include the 'BESS scheme FRA and Drainage strategy addendum', and 'Ecological Impact Assessment and BNG dated Feb 2025' - Installation of a 49.9MW ground mounted solar farm including associated infrastructure, substation, transformer stations, internal access road, security fencing and CCTV cameras. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 Feb 2026
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Consultation
27 Feb 2026
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Approved
30 Apr 2026

Approved on 30 Apr 2026 · Fully Delegated · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Associated applications 13

Site constraints 4

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
Radon affected area, class 4; Inside the Berkeley built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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
Removal Var Con Sec73
Postcode
GL13 9AL
Received
12 Feb 2026
Validated
12 Feb 2026
Ward
Severn Vale
Parish
Hill Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
14 May 2026
Decision
Approve with Conditions
Decision date
30 Apr 2026
Decision level
Fully Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Low Carbon

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14668212
Planning Portal ref
PP-14668212
Comments by
20 Mar 2026
Site or press notice
27 Feb 2026
Statutory expiry
14 May 2026
Env. assessment
No
South Gloucestershire
Planning Authority Score
2.8/10
Poor
#239 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

South Gloucestershire ranks #178 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. South Gloucestershire is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 83% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 83% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
South Gloucestershire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
85%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #210 of 296
83%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #263 of 296
61%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #178 of 296
45%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #195 of 296
75%
Minor dwellings approved
220 decided (1-9 homes)
93%
Major dwellings approved
15 decided (10+ homes)
84%
Change of use approved
105 decided
1,585
Total decisions
245 refused in the year to March 2026