Carrswood Adult Day Centre , Cleeve Green, Twerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 1RS Data via plota.co.uk

26/02514/SOLPA - Solar Photovoltaics Prior Approval Approved

Proposal

Rooftop solar PV installation (70kWp) to provide onsite generation. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Jul 2026
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Validated
10 Jul 2026
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Approved
26 Aug 2026

Approved on 26 Aug 2026 · Last checked 3 Oct 2026

Site constraints 3

World heritage site: City of Bath
Nationally designated heritage. Its significance and setting carry great weight.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Local nature reserve about 164 m away: Carrs Woodland
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
Inside the Bath built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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

Council
Bath
Application type
Solar Photovoltaics Prior Approval
Postcode
BA2 1RS
Received
2 Jul 2026
Validated
10 Jul 2026
Ward
Twerton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
3 Sept 2026
Decision
APPROVE
Decision date
26 Aug 2026
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 47 days from validation, 15 days slower than Bath's median of 32 for prior approvals. Approved, as 74% of prior approvals here are.

85%decided within 8 weeks
74%approved
31decided in the last year

Plota live figures for prior approvals decided by Bath in the last twelve months, from validation. Bath decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Planning Portal ref
PP-15056390
Bath
Planning Authority Score
4.8/10
Below average
#157 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Bath is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #236 out of 296. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 97% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

More permissive than most councils
97% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Bath decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
95%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #17 of 296
97%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #26 of 296
50%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #236 of 296
46%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #199 of 296
87%
Minor dwellings approved
172 decided (1-9 homes)
86%
Major dwellings approved
7 decided (10+ homes)
85%
Change of use approved
26 decided
1,817
Total decisions
96 refused in the year to March 2026